Council advances tenant protections and homelessness strategic plan initiatives
During the last meeting, City Council approved several key measures, including the adoption of the city’s strategic plan, the Renters ...
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Fare increases coming to the Big Blue Bus
Riding the Big Blue Bus (BBB) is about to become more expensive, particularly for heavy users and students as the ...
Around Town: Spring Events Aplenty!
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes Venice Art Crawl, Venice Love Fest, Montana ...
Mozart and Mike’s
YUM YUM EAT ‘EM UP! – OK that was silly but hopefully got your attention. I love chain restaurants that ...
SMC Boardmember Sion Roy declares early entry into race to replace Ben Allen
Dr. Sion Roy, a cardiologist and the Santa Monica College Board Vice Chair, has announced his candidacy for California's State ...
California leaders need to keep their promises to the schools affected by LA fires
After so much unspeakable loss due to January’s Eaton Fire, a new kind of loss has rocked our school district ...
Local rents climb, but Santa Monica isn’t the biggest beneficiary of wildfire driven increases
In the post-Palisades housing economy, Santa Monica's rental market is showing strong growth in early 2025, with median rents increasing ...
Compassion in Action
Compassion in Action Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete joins the West Coast Care (WCC) outreach specialist Ryan Dion, Jenna Hooks, ...
Playing political Whac-A-Mole as issue of bond measure language pops up again
The California Legislature is often the arena for games of political Whac-A-Mole. A piece of controversial legislation fails to clear ...
Close the Fairview Library?
Dear Editor, The possibility of closing the Fairview Library (“Fairview”) and selling the land has been in the news lately. ...
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