On July 8, I will be voting to move forward with the Great Park upon closure of the Santa Monica Airport—an open space plan that is Measure LC compliant,
Late in the evening on June 24, the City Council passed the biennial budget for 2025-2027. A few weeks ago, I praised the budget proposal put forward by Councilmembers
In immigrant-rich Westlake in Los Angeles, stores were empty Friday morning. The computer repair place was closed.
Gates were down in front of a check-cashing operation. One of
I applaud the young leaders interviewed in SMDP's June 25, 2025, article “SMASH community rallys to save school name’”(https://smdp.com/featured/smash-community-rallys-to-save-
GETTY VILLA REOPENS -courtesy photo, LA Opera
By CHARLES ANDREWS
BRIAN WILSON
I wrote last week that I needed more space to write of my intersection with the great songwriter
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes Pier 360 Festival, Eeeeeatscon, Voodoo Doughnut Opening, and much more!
Last Thursday Venice Summer
When James Marshall discovered traces of gold in the American River in 1848, he ignited the famous California Gold Rush that attracted a tidal wave of immigration and led to
With Santa Monica Airport (SMO) scheduled to close on January 1, 2029, the public process to plan the land’s conversion is well underway. Input has been received on a
By Michael Feinstein
It’s extremely rare that any community ever has a legacy opportunity on the scale that Santa Monica does today.
With 190 acres of public land returning
Editor:
Thank you for your wonderful coverage of the June 14 No Kings Santa Monica protest.
As organizer and co-host (with Lisa Bellomo), I’d like to thank the
