Westside Beat: Rally to Protect the Pacific

California leaders, including Gleam Davis, Senator Ben Allen, Maxine Waters, and Rep. Ted Lieu, rallied with residents at the Santa Monica Pier in an effort Protect the Pacific.

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Sierra Club Joins Coalition to Convert Santa Monica Airport Into Great Park

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News June 15, 2026

Santa Monica Plans Return to Rose Parade With City-Sponsored Float

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News June 20, 2026

Summer Garden Tour to Highlight Native Plants, Coastal Ecology at Santa Monica’s Shotgun House

Event organizers noted that white sage smudging is a sacred Indigenous practice used for prayer and spiritual cleansing. Community members are invited to celebrate the start of summer with a guided tour of the Shotgun […]