Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved the installation of 16 digital signs on or near the Promenade, each generating at least $500,000 annually for the city. The 30-year deal comes despite concerns from Downtown Santa Monica Inc. about impacts on residents and businesses.
Many in the Santa Monica community felt ambushed by the housing project plans on Ocean Avenue, resulting in great turmoil over the past two months. The drama continued over the
My preference is to ignore the President’s twittering on social media, but I feel obligated to make an exception. In case you missed it, last week there was a
When Mayor Lana Negrete shared with the City Council that she had breast cancer in February 2024, she didn’t expect to share the disease itself. But almost a year
When Santa Monica recently announced a fiscal crisis, it was largely due to legal settlements for the actions of one man, who abused innocent children and far too many of
When the entertainment zone ordinance was enacted in June, the Oktoberfest celebration on the Promenade was presented as a good opportunity for seeing the legislation’s potential. Though I’ve
Everything seems mostly the same. We rise each day. We praise the pristine weather in Santa Monica (or perhaps take it for granted). We work. We snack. We binge watch
The City Council voted 6-1 to allow commercial cannabis in Santa Monica last week. If this seems like old news, it could be because the city has debated dispensaries for
It’s not only the cast that’s changed at the Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) board. There also seems to be less on their plate, or more specifically, there’
Last month the Santa Monica City Council fired six city officials without cause, tossing aside the councilmembers’ commitment to transparent governance when it got in the way of scoring political
Last Friday, President Trump fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics when she provided data that displeased him, which suggests we may have officially crossed into an Orwellian era. But if
If you hear someone talking about “spinning,” they’re most likely referring to aerobic exertion on a stationary bicycle. But Sleeping Beauty wasn’t looking to improve her target heart
