Anyone else meet him on Saturday morning? I was gardening on the side of my house and saw someone walk into my front yard - once I got closer realized it was Phil Brock. This was my first time meeting him in person. I know he's a politician, but actually seemed like a nice guy. Took a full 10 minutes to chat with me and talk about how he grew up in SM.

Has anyone has a good experience with a garage floor epoxy company? If so, can you please give their name and how your experience was. Thank you

While visiting Columbus, OH I found out that they have had created a DORA (Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area) which is defined as follows:

"A DORA allows visitors aged 21 and older to consume an alcoholic beverage purchased from a participating business outdoors within the area’s boundaries, during designated hours, and according to DORA rules."

I could see this kind of designated area help boost the 3rd St. Promenade and help create a concentrated area for nightlife and events that Santa Monica currently lacks. Anyone have thoughts on this? Curious about others opinions.

For a guy who likes to play the tough man on Fox News he sure does like to whine and complain about the politics people being mean to him. I guess when you control every Facebook group in town, you’re not used to hearing any kind of criticism.

Republicans support Oscar and Brock.

Thanks SMDP

https://www.westsidecurrent.com/news/breaking-police-hunt-for-armed-robbery-suspect-in-venice-beach-canals-residents-urged-to-stay/article_4bf0985e-997e-11ef-baf9-ab43b31abfb7.html?utm_source=westsidecurrent.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter%2Foptimize%2Fweekly-best-of%2F%3F-dc%3D1730649607&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline

And consider safety when voting on Tuesday.

What specifically made you leave the Republican Party? What policies made you decide to stop backing Trump?

what are you non negotiable favorite items to buy at the santa monica and brentwood farmers markets?

Dan Hall is endorsed by over 40 organizations you know and trust. Vote for a coalition builder, community leader, and public servant who spent years serving our country as an Army Officer and our community as a Pier Board member and Democratic activist.

Vote for Dan Hall for Santa Monica City Council on or before November 5th!

Learn more at www.electdanhall.com and make a plan to vote at https://plan.lavote.gov/.

Santa Monica is at a crossroads, and this election offers a real opportunity for positive change. John Putnam, a father, longtime Santa Monica resident, and entrepreneur, is running for City Council to address the issues impacting us all: rising crime, homelessness, and the quality of life in our city.

You might hear that John was once a Republican, but let’s be clear: that history only shows his willingness to change course and do what’s best for the community. His focus has always been on creating solutions for the issues we all face, regardless of party labels. He’s proven he’s adaptable and driven by what will actually improve Santa Monica, not by rigid political affiliations. That kind of flexibility and commitment to real, practical change is exactly what we need on the Council right now.

Putnam isn’t here to play politics; he’s here to bring impactful solutions that prioritize our community’s safety, cleanliness, and vibrancy. As a longtime resident, he understands the challenges we face and is ready to tackle them with a fresh perspective.

Voting for John Putnam means choosing someone who cares about our city, understands its unique needs, and has shown he’s willing to evolve for the greater good.

Toyota 4Runner needs a general maintence but also needs breaks replaced. Don’t want to take it to Toyota since they upcharge everything. Any recommendations in Santa Monica?

Not sure if this is allowed on this sub but not sure where else to look for roommates. I’m a 24 year old male professional looking for a chill and clean housemate who’s looking for an apartment in the near future. I work in Sylmar as an industrial electrical estimator and do martial arts after work, so I’m not home much during the week. On the weekends I like to free dive (spearfish), do yoga/meditation, surf, rock climb etc. If you or anyone you know seems like a good fit let me know!

Investigators at University of California, Los Angeles, including Dr. Emily Ricketts are recruiting up to 25 adults with Tourette’s disorder, persistent motor tic disorder, or persistent vocal tic disorder and co-occurring insomnia disorder to evaluate the preliminary effects of forehead temperature-regulating therapy on sleep, depression, anxiety, daytime sleepiness, and tic severity.  

Participation involves: 

• An initial eligibility evaluation involving interviews and questionnaires 

• 5 weeks of continuous sleep monitoring with a sleep watch and sleep diary 

• 4 weeks of nightly in-home forehead temperature-regulating therapy during sleep 

• Pre- and post-treatment interviews, questionnaires, and computer tasks 

• 2 consecutive nights of home sleep measurement via a forehead-worn device at pre- and post-treatment 

• Parking vouchers at each visit and up to $250 cash payment upon study completion 

If you are interested in being screened for this study, please email me at mtooker@mednet.ucla.edu or call/text 310-876-2042 to let me know. Note, screening will take place by phone. 

We are literally a 9 sq mile municipality. Switching to a district-based voting system would most likely lead to really shady-ass redistricting lines and concentrate more power within special interests within the city, and allow wealthier neighborhoods to partition the city in ways where their voice will have more say than others. I can’t help but think that this idea is horrible and rife for corruption.

Only place i’ve found is dockeriler tv camp but reservations are required, which incidentally is across the steeet from hyperion water plant (both are useless lol). Looking for a free potable water spigot which is very common elsewhere in CA

Hi santamonicuties,

I picked up the guitar during the pandemic, and used to play random songs/jam with my roommate who played drums.

It was a lot of fun even though I was a beginner, i havent been great about practicing so I’m probably somewhere between advanced beginner/intermediate now(?)

I’m starting to learn theory and more lead parts instead of chords and I think it’d be fun to jam out with some ppl again and maybe hit up some music shows or smthn idk lol

About me: 25M, favorite genres: psych rock (tame impala, pink floyd etc), alt rock (highly suspect, slothrust, rhcp etc), indie rock (strokes, am, clairo etc) but I’m open to all types of music

Equipment: epiphone les paul, orange amp, some delay, fuzz, blues driver, looper pedals)

DM me if you’d be interested!! Doesn’t matter what instrument you play or how good you are (odds are im worse) i just miss making noise with other people!

The LA Times has reported that Santa Monica’s local press is fake news. Today, we see how true that is.

This is a damning piece for de la Torre. He blames others and screams that he is the victim of a witch hunt. “It’s a conspiracy!” “Everyone is a liar but me”.

The article (opinion hit piece) only interviewed Mr de la Torre.

Council incumbent de la Torre’s known grifts were not mentioned. NOTE: Oscar stole taxpayer money destined for disadvantaged youth for his own personal uses at a non profit he ran. It amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars of grift.

https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2024/October-2024/10_31_2024_Behind_the_Efforts_to_Unseat_de_la_Torre.html

Spent several hours walking the trick-or-treating beat. And let me tell you. If they had a incumbent safe slate sign, most likely their lights were off.

Meanwhile if a home had Natalya or Dan Hall the place was popping with candy and music.

Completely different vibes.

Thank you Santa Monica for all the candy. 🎃

Got an email today from the Santa Monica Democratic Club (SMDC), and I’m really puzzled by the direction they’re pushing. SMDC is one of several Democratic clubs around here, but lately, they’ve felt a bit extreme. In their latest blast, they refer to some of our current council members as enforcing “conservative rule,” calling for supporters to “fight hard to take it back.” It seems like they’re framing moderate Democrats as a problem—something I’m just not seeing.

For context, the SMDC slate (Dan Hall, Natalya Zernitskaya, Ellis Raskin, and Barry Snell) is lined up behind DA George Gascón, who’s facing low approval and polls far behind his opponent. They’re also pushing against Prop 36, which has significant backing for tackling retail theft. None of their candidates have received endorsements from our police or fire departments either, which feels like a big gap, given that public safety is top of mind for a lot of people right now.

The one solution they’re pointing to? A “real-time police center”—something that’s already funded and in the works. I think a lot of us want solutions that directly address the reality of rising crime and the challenges our first responders face. We’re a city of Democrats, for the most part, I personally am not a member of either party, but is the middle ground really such a bad place when it comes to making our streets safer?

Maybe SMDC isn’t seeing what most Santa Monicans are feeling. I mean, we all know Gascón’s office is where repeat offenders are often handed a quick release back into the city. The Council sends them to the DA’s office, and they’re right back on the street. Wouldn’t support for Prop 36 or stronger safety measures make more sense?

I’m left wondering if SMDC and their slate understand the real concerns here. Are they hearing what most of us actually want for Santa Monica, or has the focus shifted somewhere else?

I feel like the "Santa Monica" name got hijacked by an extremist political faction. It's not for Santa Monica. It's for their political wants.

Can we get them to change the name and start a sub that actually is about Santa Monica and not about them?

Everything I find online is only for the downtown thing from 3-6pm.

Hi everyone, we've got family coming into town for the holiday next month and looking for any leads on restaurants that we think might be open on Thanksgiving, especially ones that could be kid-friendly. We are not necessarily looking for a Thanksgiving menu.

Thanks!

I just learned about it and have been wanting to see the red tide for a while now. Did I miss all the cool blue waves at night or can I still go tonight?

"Development causes traffic" was used by both left leaning and right wing no growthers as a reason to stop development. During the LV era (2012-2014) is was the major justification used by politicians in their pitch to voters.

FYI - LV was the name of a proposed ballot initiative to stop redevelopment of an old factory next to the Water Garden. It was also referred to as 'The Hines Project".