community briefs

Community Social Justice Book Discussion: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Santa Monica Public Library, in partnership with the City Manager’s Office, is hosting a series of Social Justice Book Discussions. The second title in the series is The New

By Guest Author

/ 5 May 2021

Community Social Justice Book Discussion: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Community Briefs

Citywide Arson / Grand Theft Auto Suspect Arrest On February 23, 2021 at about 2:15 p.m., officers from the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to area of 23rd

By user

/ 25 Feb 2021

City of Santa Monica Grants Artist Fellowships to Diverse Voices 

Citywide Nothing is more important to the landscape of the arts than the process of art making. Santa Monica’s Artist Fellowship program is among the most robust, city-based individual

By Guest Author

/ 6 Sep 2017

Soundwaves concert series at SMPL

Downtown The Soundwaves concert series at the Santa Monica Public Library welcomes three rising stars of new music for a CD release concert presenting Trajectories, the second full-length album by

By Guest Author

/ 5 Sep 2017

Broad Fest At The Broad Stage

11th St. Broad Fest returns on Sunday, September 3, from 2 – 7 p.m. with an afternoon of music, food and interactive entertainment. Admission is free. The plaza will be

By Guest Author

/ 1 Sep 2017

Heat wave could continue through Labor Day

Citywide The National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting dangerous heat through the local region, including Santa Monica and the coast. The combination of strong high pressure and weak onshore flow

By Matthew Hall

/ 29 Aug 2017

Heat wave could continue through Labor Day

ROAM Santa Monica

Downtown The City of Santa Monica, in partnership with Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., is launching a series of temporary artworks intended to energize the downtown area and enliven Triangle Square

By Guest Author

/ 28 Aug 2017

Providence Saint John’s Health Center opens physician offices in Playa Vista less than a mile from The Campus, in the heart of Silicon Beach

Citywide New offices to include primary and pediatric care with specialty care opening in fall. Providence Saint John’s Health Center know access to excellent care close to home is

By Guest Author

/ 25 Aug 2017

Providence Saint John’s Health Center opens physician offices in Playa Vista less than a mile from The Campus, in the heart of Silicon Beach

Calling all students and community to PYFC

Pico Blvd. Raza Studies now, Xochitl LA, & The Pico Youth and Family Center present a panel discussion. Raza Studies Now discusses nurturing indigenous roots on Friday, August 25 from

By Guest Author

/ 24 Aug 2017

Calling all students and community to PYFC

SMPD will be conducting specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operations

Citywide The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operations in an effort to lower deaths and injuries stemming from motorcycle collisions. Officers will be looking

By Guest Author

/ 23 Aug 2017

SMPD will be conducting specialized Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operations

Santa Monica Resident Dr. Alen Voskanian Selected for Prestigious Aspen Institute’s Health Innovators Fellowship

Citywide Dr. Voskanian is one of 21 national healthcare leaders chosen for a 20-month fellowship to develop new approaches to improve the health and well-being of all Americans. Alen Voskanian,

By Guest Author

/ 21 Aug 2017

Performers Announced for SHINE’s Annual “Music” Show

Downtown SHINE performers are tuning up for the show's annual “Music” event on Thursday, August 17 at 7 p.m. at the Santa Monica Playhouse, at 1211 4th

By Guest Author

/ 15 Aug 2017