The music is mere background, but Dylan has often been fascinating and successful presenting himself as a poet, with musical accompaniment. I may get back to Bob (who maintains a home, coffeehouse and temple here in Santa Monica),

Santa Monica Public Library is excited to invite the community to participate in a new virtual summer reading program for all ages:  Santa Monica Reads All Summer, from June 22 – September 7, 2020.

Staff and councilmembers said the city intends to alter the police budget in the near future but didn’t want to make a hasty decision this week before hearing specific proposals from members of minority communities who should have input on any changes.

The Santa Monica Pier has reopened to pedestrians. Entrances and exits to the pier are now on Ocean Front walk to manage the number of people accessing the structure and capacity will be limited to adhere to county rules that require physical distancing in public spaces.

We think it’s crazy that we’re parting ways without having an opportunity to advocate for ourselves and our jobs, so for our last act we’d like to remind you who you’ve lost.

The City Council and Acting City Manager, who all had a responsibility to act in concert with the Chief when our city was so clearly threatened, and they didn’t. But in the ensuing days I think we’ve learned enough to know that a study is not needed.

According to LAPD, the double murder occurred at about 9:10 p.m. on the 100 block of Lincoln. Officers responded to an Ambulance Shooting radio call and upon arrival, officers located two male adult victims with gunshot wounds.

Work is underway to transform Main Street into a European-inspired pedestrian style environment and officials hope the newly configured street will help local businesses adapt to the ongoing challenges of retail during a health crisis.

Hundreds of students and Westside residents have united in recent days to demand the implementation of a Black Lives Matter Week of Action at all Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District campuses next year.

In an effort to receive input and share information on three prospective classroom learning models for next school year, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education will hold a series of virtual town hall-style meetings in the coming weeks.

If you live or work in Santa Monica, your heart might be feeling more than a bit anxious, concerned and even wounded by all that has happened in our beautiful city these past few months.

The city of Santa Monica has celebrated Juneteenth for nearly three decades, but with official activities moved online this year, local residents gathered Friday to hold a Juneteenth event of their own.

In the first case, detectives found a man dead in Virginia Ave. Park. In the second and elderly man was found dead on Stanford Street. According to SMPD, Park Service Officers found a man unresponsive in the park at about 5:45 a.

As part of the Court’s continuing efforts to help people resolve their Traffic and Non-Traffic Infraction matters, roughly 256,000 information packets are being mailed to individuals with Traffic and Non-Traffic Infraction citation compliance dates to help them resolve their cases.

Community Corporation of Santa Monica will partner with Molcajete Dominguero to bring the first small-business incubator to the city of Santa Monica.

Santa Monica College (SMC) is pleased to announce the new George Perry Floyd, Jr. Scholarship for Racial and Social Justice, an endowed scholarship created in honor of the unarmed 46-year-old man murdered by Minneapolis police on May 25,

On June 25, at 5 p.m., the Santa Monica History Museum will be hosting a guest lecture via Zoom. This discussion will feature local historian Richard Orton as he leads the lecture “!” Following WWI, Arthur Letts,

What a wonderful way to roll into summer! Andrew Smith of The Bike Shop Santa Monica donated two beautiful Virtue Campus bikes to the Santa Monica Education Foundation to thank donors who supported Santa Monica students this year.

I am happy to say that not all Lions activities came to an abrupt halt because of COVID-19. While many traditional high school and middle school graduations were canceled, we were

Council will consider restarting negotiations to develop the city owned property at 4th and Arizona following a delay caused by questions over the land’s status.