Downtown Santa Monica businesses generated $1.2 billion in taxable sales in 2018, a 6.4% increase over the previous year.
Sales declined between 2015 and 2017 as downtown retailers
Consumers spent about 17 percent less on goods and slightly more on restaurants and hotels last holiday season compared to the year before, according to a report from the City
Downtown Santa Monica Inc.’s (DTSM) expanded ambassador program tracked almost 8,000 violations in a pair of local parks during the program’s first six months.
The findings were
Thanks in part to the strong following she developed through her website, clothing designer Brooke Rodd has had items sold through popular online retailer Zappos and been featured on the
