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  • City Council Okays Second Permit-Based Shared Mobility Pilot for Santa Monica

    City of Santa Monica Press Release|Mar 15, 2021

    The Santa Monica City Council has approved a second permit-based Shared Mobility Pilot Program in the city. At its last meeting, the Council directed staff to issue a Request for Applications ("RFA") seeking up to four shared mobility operators to operate in Santa Monica from July 1, 2021, through March 30, 2023, as part of its commitment to being a multi-modal city. The Council also removed the prohibition of Class I and II electric bicycles on Santa Monica's portion of the beach bike path, in...

  • The Other Venice Film Festival October 7-9, 2016

    OVFF Press Release

    Filmmakers from the area and abroad - including Australia, England and Germany - descended on Venice for three days of film screenings, premieres, sell out crowds, spirited Q&A sessions, panel discussions, local art on display and parties with live music and Dj's. The Thirteenth season of events starts at 6:pm with Opening Night red carpet,cocktail party ,art show feature film "The Head Thieves"directed by Mike Hermosa Cast : Mikey Gooch, Dante Basco, Dion Basco & Daniel Baldwin Art show by...

  • Free workshop for Cancer Patients at Benjamin Center

    Press Release|May 23, 2016

    The Founding Chapter of the Worldwide Cancer Support Community, The Benjamin Center of West Los Angeles, is proud to present Amy's Power Wig Workshop© by Amy Gibson on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Celebrating its 10 year anniversary, Amy's Power Wig Workshop©, has been helping women learn the tools and find the confidence necessary to move through the hair loss process with greater grace and ease at a most vulnerable time, while discovering the fabulous world of wigs. As a woman's emotional...

  • Local Tourism Said to be "Robust"

    Press Release, SMTT

    SANTA MONICA TRAVEL & TOURISM HOSTS 7TH ANNUAL TRAVEL & TOURISM SUMMIT SMTT highlights robust tourism industry with 2015 tourism economic and fiscal impact summary SANTA MONICA, Calif. (May 3, 2016) - Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT) hosted over 250 members of the community at its 7th annual Travel & Tourism Summit today at Santa Monica's Museum of Flying. The event highlighted current figures on the economic benefits of tourism, the most recent updates to Santa Monica's visitor population,...

  • Official City Photo of the swearing in ceremony for new City Clerk

    Santa Monica Appoints New City Clerk

    City Press Release|Mar 7, 2016

    – On Tuesday, February 23, the Santa Monica City Council announced Denise Anderson-Warren as the City's new City Clerk. A 21-year veteran of the City Clerk's Office, Anderson-Warren brings vast knowledge of the department to her new role. She has served as Assistant City Clerk for the past five years. "Denise is uniquely poised to run the City Clerk's Office with her depth of experience managing elections and public records," said Mayor Tony Vazquez. "She is widely respected within the d...

  • MAYOR KEVIN MCKEOWN JOINS NATIONAL MAYORS' CALL ON PRESIDENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION IN U.S., AT PARIS UN CONFERENCE

    City Press Release|Jun 15, 2015

    Mayor Kevin McKeown, representing Santa Monica in San Francisco at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, today announced that he has joined the Mayors’ National Climate Action Agenda. McKeown thereby joins with Mayors across the country in calling on President Obama to fight for the strongest possible climate agreement at the upcoming 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris, and for federal action to establish binding national greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the United S...

  • De-Funding of Youth Center Connected To Gentrification in Santa Monica

    PYFC Press Release|Jun 15, 2015

    Community leaders will join forces at a meeting of the Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 as the Council votes to approve the budget. Youth, parents and community advocates are demonstrating before the Council meeting to support $190,000 funding to the Pico Youth & Family Center (PYFC), Santa Monica's only culturally relevant youth program led by people of color. The demonstration will begin Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 at 3:30pm at the Pico Youth & Family Center (PYFC) - 715 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, Ca. 90405. March from PYFC...