10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (186+ words) The first Brentwood Bash, a free community festival, will bring food, shopping, entertainment and family activities to San Vicente Boulevard on Saturday, Sept. 26. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the eastbound side of San Vicente Boulevard between Montana Avenue and…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (463+ words) Montana Avenue will transform into an open-air arts destination on Saturday, Oct. 3, when the Montana Avenue Art Walk returns as one of the city's signature celebrations commemorating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66. The free, day-long event will stretch 10 blocks along…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (301+ words) The Santa Monica Public Library is celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month this September with a special-edition library card designed by local artist Al Mercado and the return of its Read Local, Shop Local: Community Discount Program. The card features artwork…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (256+ words) The Santa Monica City Council has appointed Walfred Solorzano as the city's next city clerk, concluding a national recruitment that began earlier this year and was overseen by a council ad hoc committee. Solorzano succeeds Interim City Clerk Denise Anderson-Warren,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (339+ words) Their love story began the way the best ones do, they say: with a 13-year-old Greg snatching Laura's pencil at a youth group Christmas party and setting it alight in a candle with a group of friends. "What can we…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (535+ words) The City of Malibu has ordered the operator of the Malibu Farmers Market to immediately cease operations at Legacy Park, citing unresolved public safety and permitting concerns after months of trying to find a compliant path forward for the market....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (490+ words) When Samantha Dockser and Morgan Messing set out to fix a problem in Los Angeles' literary scene, they started on Instagram. The two founded Preoccupied LA after discovering that author talks and book events across the city were underattended. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) Two families whose commitment has helped define the Santa Monica Pier will be recognized Sept. 19 during the second annual A PIERfect Benefit, the Santa Monica Pier Corporation announced. The 2026 Santa Monica Pier Awards will go to the Gordon Family, owners…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (541+ words) Six years ago, the Creek Fire tore through the Sierra National Forest. Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee with almost no warning, leaving their homes with only what they could carry. The fire burned 13 acres of my…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (424+ words) The City Council on Aug. 11 approved new funding guidelines and authorized staff to seek proposals for the next four-year cycle of the city's largest local grant program, even as residents and service providers warned that the money falls far short…...