Not-so-hidden keys easy target for PCH thieves By Keldine Hull With a welcoming beach and variety of restaurants, the area surrounding Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and Sunset is a popular destination for locals and visitors alike. But with roughly one to three vehicle break-ins on average per week, it’s also a prime location for theft. […]
Removing Plastic From Santa Monica Bay With Seabins
Cleaning the ocean, raising awareness By Kai McNamee In late June, Aussie surfer, innovator and clean ocean advocate Pete Ceglinski visited Marina Del Rey to install LA’s first two Seabins. Since their installation, the devices have been working to remove plastic pollution from the marina. The visit was a part of the Seabin America Tour; […]
The Twilight on the Pier Concert Series Kicks off Next Month with World Class Talent and Internationally-Beloved Cuisine
Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series from 2013. Credit: T. Tseng via flickr The 35th Annual Twilight on the Pier concert series in Santa Monica has always been a buoyant and grooving good time, but this year’s lineup is more cutting edge than ever. Young upstarts like Dijon, San Cha, Disco Shrine and Starro highlight […]
Mountain Lion Found in Palisades Trailer Park
P-57 becomes latest Santa Monica Mountain cougar By Keldine Hull According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), a 50-pound female cougar, also known as a mountain lion, was spotted up a tree at the Tahitian Terrace Trailer Park in Pacific Palisades on Monday. According to a Facebook post released by the department, […]
Santa Monica Must Prepare for the Future… Again
Last year our article “Santa Monica Must Prepare for the Future” outlined eight important areas on which the city needed to focus, as it prepares to meet future challenges. A year later, how is the city doing? 1. The City must get ready to deal with the rise in sea levels. Last year we wrote: […]
No To SB50 Not Enough: There Are Other Solutions
Tom Elias Listening to the pro-housing passion of Scott Wiener, the Democratic state senator from San Francisco sponsoring what was arguably the most important bill before the state Legislature this year, you become more convinced than ever of the reality of California’s housing problem. “One of every 20 of our schoolchildren is homeless today because […]