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
Friday, December 17 8:16 a.m.
A Downtown Ambassador contacted Dispatch regarding an assault that took place on the 1300 block of the 3rd St. Promenade. Officers made contact
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
JUNE
Despite the rise of remote work and pandemic closures, Santa Monica’s office rents didn’t hit rock bottom. Companies fled Santa Monica offices in higher numbers than the
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
AUGUST
Safe Place for Youth expanded their services aimed at helping pregnant and parenting couples. Their program provides youth ages 18 to 24 with 36 months of free housing, personalized
Wednesday, December 15 10:01 a.m.
Downtown Services Unit Officers responded to a call of a Petty Theft at Starbucks on the 1300 block of the 3rd St. Promenade.
January
The Bay Foundation, the Santa Monica-based environmental nonprofit, began the year with a project to protect and restore natural sand dunes in Malibu with the use of native plants
February
At LAUSD’s Mark Twain Middle School, the Seed to Plate garden was used to help feed local families. Parents in the Mark Twain booster club and Latinos Unidos
