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Santa Monica Breakfast Club to Host 9th Annual Mad Hatter Tea Party April 26

The Santa Monica Breakfast Club will hold its ninth annual Mad Hatter Tea Party fundraiser Sunday, April 26, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Santa Monica YMCA Event

By Maaz Alin

/ 22 Apr 2026

Mad Hatter Tea Party fundraiser event at Santa Monica YMCA with guests celebrating the Santa Monica Breakfast Club's annual charity event

Don R McCowan, dedicated civil servant and supporter of local youth, dies

Don R. McCowan passed peacefully at home in his native Santa Monica, California on Sunday, April 12, 2026, after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. Don was a loving and

By Guest Author

/ 21 Apr 2026

Don R McCowan, dedicated civil servant and supporter of local youth, dies

Santa Monica Marks 50 Years of Community Gardens

On April 14, Santa Monica City Hall came alive with community spirit as residents and city staff gathered to celebrate 50 years of the Santa Monica Community Gardens. The Earth

By Maaz Alin

/ 19 Apr 2026

Santa Monica community members and city staff gathered at City Hall for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Santa Monica Community Gardens during an Earth Month reception

Santa Monica welcomes 24 new arts and culture producing partners for community activations

The city of Santa Monica has selected 24 new arts and culture producing partners to develop new activations and reimagine community events at the beachside destination over the next five

By Maaz Alin

/ 15 Apr 2026

Collage or graphic representing Santa Monica's 24 selected arts and culture producing partners for upcoming community events and activations.

Brookdale Ocean House Kicks Off Bocce Season With Pollinator Garden Event

Brookdale Ocean House Kicks Off Bocce Season With Pollinator Garden Event Brookdale Ocean House will launch its bocce season Wednesday with a resident-led program pairing a game of bocce ball

By Maaz Alin

/ 14 Apr 2026

Residents playing bocce ball at Brookdale Ocean House in Santa Monica as part of the Bocce & Botanicals spring season launch event

Locals travel to Chicago to mark symbolic starting point of Route 66

Santa Monica Pier executives attended a dedication ceremony in Chicago last month marking Navy Pier as the new symbolic eastern starting point of Historic Route 66, part of celebrations marking

By Guest Author

/ 9 Apr 2026

Santa Monica Pier Corporation representatives at Route 66 ceremony in Chicago

April 1 Edition of the Daily Press available online

Visit https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp_backissues/040126.pdf%0A to see the April 1 Edition of the Daily Press.

By Matthew Hall

/ 1 Apr 2026

April 1 Edition of the Daily Press available online

Santa Monica Teen Robotics Team Wins SoCal Regional Title, Heads to World Championship

Built in a borrowed garage with borrowed tools, a Santa Monica teen robotics team has earned a spot on the world stage. SaMoTech, a community-based team of students from Santa

By Maaz Alin

/ 28 Mar 2026

Ten Santa Monica High School students in matching team shirts pose for a group photo after winning the Southern California Regional Championship robotics competition

League of Women Voters honors Santa Monica leaders at 2026 Yellow Rose Awards

The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica used its 2026 Yellow Rose Awards on Wednesday night to honor women whose work has shaped civic life, sustainability, and community care

By Michelle Edgar

/ 22 Mar 2026

Women civic leaders at the League of Women Voters 2026 Yellow Rose Awards ceremony in Santa Monica

From comeback to cultural moment with Venice Fest arrives at the beach for the first time

What started as a pandemic era block party has grown into one of the Westside’s most anticipated community gatherings, and this Saturday it reaches a defining milestone. On March

By Michelle Edgar

/ 20 Mar 2026

From comeback to cultural moment with Venice Fest arrives at the beach for the first time

Pacific Palisades Scout Troop Rebuilds After Fire, Empowers Young Leaders

At 13 years old, Emmett Haggenmiller has already opened a bank account, managed a professional budget, coordinated meals and logistics for camping trips, and led community service projects restoring monarch

By Maaz Alin

/ 20 Mar 2026

Group of young scouts in uniform meeting with an adult woman outside the Santa Monica Museum of Flying building

Former Santa Monica Mayor Judy Abdo named 2026 Assembly District 51 Woman of the Year

California Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur has named former Santa Monica Mayor Judy Abdo as the 2026 Assembly District 51 Woman of the Year, recognizing her decades of public service and

By Matthew Hall

/ 18 Mar 2026

Five California Assembly members stand together at ceremony in Santa Monica, with Judy Abdo in center receiving commendation from Rick Chavez Zbur