SEPTEMBER
SMMUSD invited the public to explore the new $133 million Discovery Building at Samohi, a three-story structure hosting 28 classrooms (including rooftop classrooms), an Olympic-size pool and an indoor-outdoor
OCTOBER
Santa Monica’s PS1 Pluralistic School turned 50, and its founder Joel Pelcyger continued to live by the school’s founding question: “What is the purpose of School?” Pelcyger
DECEMBER
Starting Jan. 1, the city’s new organic waste mandate will require all residents and businesses to recycle their organic waste. Santa Monica is doing this in part to
As the Broad Stage geared up for the return of in-person performances, it launched an interactive virtual series giving viewers an intimate look inside the creative journey behind its newly
JULY
City Council appointed Lana Negrete as two-time former Mayor and longtime City Councilmember Kevin McKeown abruptly retired in early June. Negrete is a small business owner who said she
On Wednesday Dec. 22 at about 5:30 a.m., SMPD officers responded to Neilson Way regarding a suicide. Officers discovered a deceased man on the ground outside the main
The Santa Monica Police Officers Association and Santa Monica Firefighters Local 1109 have welcomed Santa to town for decades and this year the organizations escorted St. Nick through town as
