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# Newsletter: Dec 27, 2025
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/newsletter-dec-27-2025/
- Published: 2025-12-27T19:04:45.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-27T19:04:45.000Z
- Author: Editor

### **Front & Center**

![Rescuers](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/size/w960/format/webp/2025/12/IMG_5785-1.jpg) 

### **SMPD prevent downtown suicide**

The Santa Monica Police Department prevented a suicide in the Downtown area on Saturday when they pulled a man off a..[READ](https://www.smdp.com/smpd-prevent-downtown-suicide/)

### **Better weather...for a few days**

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2025/12/image-7.png)](https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/ca/santa-monica?ref=smdp.com)

### **Close to Home**

[Trader Joe’s Expands in Santa Monica, Buys Wilshire Rite Aid for $22MTrader Joe’s purchased the former Rite Aid at 1331 Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica for $22 million, adding a fourth location in the city after zoning issues were resolved.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/icon/New-logo-stacked-square-42.png)SMDPMatthew Hall![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/thumbnail/TJs-Wilshire-1.webp)](https://www.smdp.com/trader-joes-buys-former-rite-aid-for-22-million/)

### **A year in review part 1**

[Devastating Palisades Fire Marks Catastrophic Start to 2025How did the 2025 Palisades Fire impact Santa Monica? The wildfire destroyed 6,800+ structures, killed at least 12 people, and led to evacuations across the Westside of Los Angeles.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/icon/New-logo-stacked-square-43.png)SMDPMaaz Alin![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/thumbnail/DSC_0043.JPG)](https://www.smdp.com/2025-began-with-a-generational-disaster/)

### **In Case You Missed**

[Waymo Sues Santa Monica to Keep 24-Hour EV Charging SitesWaymo filed a lawsuit against Santa Monica to prevent restrictions on its 24-hour Broadway EV charging facilities following noise and light complaints from residents.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/icon/New-logo-stacked-square-41.png)SMDPMatthew Hall![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/thumbnail/waymo.webp)](https://www.smdp.com/waymo-beats-santa-monica-to-the-courthouse-with-surprise-lawsuit/)

[Santa Monica’s 30-Year Bright Light Deal: $8M Annually for Digital SignsSanta Monica City Council unanimously approved installing 16 digital signs on the Promenade, each generating $500,000 annually despite concerns from Downtown Santa Monica Inc.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/icon/New-logo-stacked-square-38.png)SMDPDevan Sipher![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/thumbnail/Billboard2.jpg)](https://www.smdp.com/may-your-days-be-merry-and-bright-but-mostly-bright/)

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