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Pier Bridge Replacement Project Construction Begins

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December 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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CA Approves $1.1 Billion in Transportation Grants, Including Zero-Emission Transit

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December 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Do you want to build a...or at least look at a really big...snowman?

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December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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In Orwell's classic novel, 1984 (which was far in the future when he wrote it in 1949), the government is strictly controlled by a dictator who calls himself Big Brother.

This despot has created and maintains an omnipresent and threatening presence...

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December 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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SMC Also Maintained No. 1 Spot for African American & Latinx UC Transfers, and Top Spot in Transfers to USC & Loyola Marymount University; Still Leading Transfer College to Columbia University, Outside of New York

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December 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Torosis promises progress, transparency, accountability, and to stand up for Santa Monica's values in first speech as mayor.

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December 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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What Is an E-Bike, and What’s an Unlicensed Motorcycle: A Parents’ Guide - by Carter Rubin

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December 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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SMPD: Holiday Safety Tips: Keeping the Season Merry, Bright, and Safe

NOW WITH PUNS.

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December 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Announcing All the Parking Rate Increases Coming Next Year

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December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Sheila: "Not everyone was aware that the military are not to be used to control, arrest, or attack civilians on our own land, not even in aid of local law enforcement.  Now, we are."

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December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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City Offers Energy Efficient Appliances to Income-Qualified Renters.

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December 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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City's Annual Landlord/Tenant Forum to be held Dec. 10, Spanish Seminar Tonight! (12/4)

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December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Santa Monica College Presents the SMC Voice Showcase Dec. 18

Evening Concert Features Singers from Many Genres

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December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The pig is out! That means it's time for our End of the Year fundraising drive. Keep Next strong for 2026.

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December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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City Says JSX Lease Doesn't Change Cities Long-Term Plans for Airport Park

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December 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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SMMUSD Board Unanimously Approves Agreements to Split Into Santa Monica and Malibu School Districts

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December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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This holiday season, the Santa Monica Pier will sparkle with festive cheer, creative spirit, and community joy as “Holiday Cheer on the Pier” returns for three magical Thursdays—December 4, 11, and 18—offering free programming filled with wonder by the waves.

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December 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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SMC Symphony Orchestra Performs Dec. 14

Afternoon of Music Features Works by Khachaturian, Bizet, and Tchaikovsky

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December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) and the Santa Monica Conservancy invite the public to an open house on Wednesday, December 3, from 4 to 6 p.m., celebrating the restoration of art and architecture created during the New Deal in the 1930s.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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County Seeks Public Input on Transit Gaps in SD2; Santa Monica Encouraged to Participate

Do you take transit in Culver City? How about heading to beach cities south of Marina del Rey? Consider riding transit to the airport?

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December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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A holiday weekend might mean a slowdown of news, but you'd never know it by this comprehensive newsletter via the Ocean Park Association.

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December 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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SMMUSD Students Honored by National Merit Scholarship Program.

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December 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Feast on a Ferris Wheel With a 90-Foot-Tall Turkey and All the Light Trimmings for Thanksgiving - And Next Will Be Back Next Week

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November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Metro November 2025 Board Committee Round-Up: More open streets funding (maybe), East San Fernando Valley rail, battery-electric buses, and second time around gondola approval

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November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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‘OUR PIER: Moments From A Century At The Santa Monica Pier’ Opens At The Georgian Hotel, Gallery 33.

New exhibit explores the Santa Monica Pier’s enduring legacy of culture and change through rare photographs, artifacts, and immersive storytelling.

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November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM