Below is a letter sent Nov 7, 2025. Dear City Council members and City Manager Chi, The board of NOMA is strongly in favor of restoring the Civic Auditorium as an entertainment venue. The Civic has historic and cultural significance and with the right leadership could again be a beacon
Dear Friends of NOMA, As many of you have seen, our letter calling out Councilmember Zwick's potential conflicts-of-interest was recently published in the Santa Monica Daily Press. They also just published their own article about COI on City Council. Our neighbors at the Santa Monica Coalition for a
Travis Barker's Run Travis Run event is being held in Santa Monica Sunday 10AM - 2PM. Ocean Ave and San Vicente in the western part of NOMA will experience road closures 7AM-Noon. Below is the complete list of closures: Ocean Ave btwn Arizona Ave & San Vicente 7am-12PM.
NOMA Members, NOMA has been working hard to secure the appropriate State, County and City officials to discuss the Ocean Avenue properties, to provide transparency about how the process unfolded and to discuss the next steps of how the State, County and City moves forward together. Unfortunately, with short notice
To NOMA Residents: We're working to organize an informational meeting about the now-defunct Ocean Avenue projects. This meeting with county, city, and state officials will cover: * How the projects started * Current property status * Future plans for similar projects Important: We're still confirming which officials can attend
The following letter from the NOMA Board was submitted to the City Attorney. A corresponding opinion piece was ran in the Santa Monica Daily Press. City Attorney von Tongeln: Thank you for stressing regular order and established city code in regard to the Mills Act applications discussion at the October
Dear Supervisor Horvath. The Board of Directors of the North of Montana Association (NOMA) thanks you for listening to our residents and terminating the controversial mental health housing facilities proposed for Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. Your willingness to listen to your constituents is greatly appreciated. As you noted in
County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath has announced that the mental health facilities slated for the 400 and 800 blocks of Ocean Ave are to be terminated. Below is her press release. SUPERVISOR HORVATH DIRECTS TERMINATION OF OCEAN AVENUE HOUSING PROJECTS, DIRECTS DMH AND PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS October 27th, 2025
October 27, 2025 The Honorable Lindsey P. Horvath Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District 500 West Temple Street, Room 866 Los Angeles, CA 90012 The Honorable Members of the City Council City of Santa Monica 1685 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 Dr. Ryan Smith St. Joseph Center 204 Hampton
Join the conversation and voice your opinions and concerns about all things Metro at a public listening session via Zoom on Thur. Oct 30th at 6PM. Santa Monica is struggling to cope with the nightly "end-of-line" discharge of dozens of homeless individuals who make the train their home
Bring the family for an afternoon of trick-or-treating, snacks, shopping and a whole lot of family-oriented fun on Montana Ave! Oct. 31 from 3-6PM.
Given the new directives from LA County, St. Joseph Center is rescheduling their community meeting to Wednesday Nov. 5th. Please refer to their letter below. NOMA will continue to keep you informed as this issue progresses. Our next meeting is Thursday Nov. 6th at 7pm on Zoom. Link: https://us02web.
Yesterday, LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath announced that, "in response to concerns raised by constituents" at our NOMA meeting last Thursday, the two mental health facilities on Ocean Avenue will be paused "to allow for more community engagement." The announcement is below. This is a win
The Board of NOMA has joined the widespread opposition to opening mental health facilities for the unhoused in our neighborhood. Below is our letter to City Council, the City Attorney's Office, and the City Manager's Officer, voicing our concerns and opposition. It has also been shared
We've received a lot of questions and concerns about the new Santa Monica Behavioral Health Wellness Center facility opening on Ocean Ave. near Georgina. Below is an FAQ which we recommend you review before tonight's NOMA meeting with the team from St. Joseph Center, who will
Meeting
Santa Monica's new(ish) City Manager Oliver Chi will join us on Zoom at 7pm Thursday October 9th to introduce himself to residents, talk about his priorities, and discuss the issues that are most pressing for our city. And... a lot of residents have reached out with questions
Take a stroll up Montana Ave while it's closed to cars. It's a fantastic event with 100s of artists, food trucks, bands, beer gardens, games, and more! Stop by NOMA's booth near Williams Sonoma at 16th Street. And if you join or renew your
(especially if you joined or renewed your membership!) PRIZES STILL OPEN to NEW or RENEWING MEMBERS! Since many people struggled to get our QR code to work at the Annual Meeting event and are mailing in membership applications, we are extending the eligibility for the prize drawings until after Art
NOMA'S ANNUAL MEETING IS - IN PERSON! Franklin School Auditorium, Montana Ave 1:30PM with special guest speakers: INTERIM POLICE CHIEF DARRICK JACOB and SEN. BEN ALLEN & MAYOR LANA NEGRETE INFO FAIR with SM Fire Dept, SM Patrol Association, the Great Park Coalition, Montana Ave Merchants Assoc,
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