Video from Dec 4 NOMA meeting
MAIN TOPIC: A discussion on homelessness with State, County, City officials, including insights on 413/825 Ocean Ave.
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REMINDER: NOMA Zoom meeting Thursday night 7PM..please submit questions
NOTE: NOMA is aware of the illegal activity over the holiday weekend at 413 Ocean and will have City, County and State Officials provide updates and answer your questions submitted in advance of the meeting. Submit your questions here. We will be focusing on the status of the Behavioral Health
Dec 4 NOMA meeting: a discussion on homelessness with State, County, City officials
At the Dec. 4th NOMA meeting, we will be focusing on the status of the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing projects on Ocean Avenue (which are no longer moving forward), the lessons learned from that process, and how the City, County, and State plan, fund, and coordinate interim housing and behavioral
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NOMA letter to City Attorney re Zwick inquiry
As many of you are aware, NOMA, along with five other neighborhood groups, recently contacted the Santa Monica City Attorney regarding Councilmember Zwick’s new job with an organization that promotes development, and how it poses a significant conflict of interest. The City Attorney has reached out to the California
Visit NOMA at the Montana Ave Holiday Walk
Bring your kids, dogs and credit cards Saturday, December 6th, to enjoy the annual Montana Avenue Merchants Association's Holiday Walk & Marketplace. Festivities run from 12 PM to 8 PM and Montana will be closed to cars from 9th Street to 17th Street. In addition to great shopping,
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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - Oppose adoption in current form
Below is a letter sent Nov 16, 2025. To: Mayor Negrete, City Council members, City Manager, and Office of Emergency Management From: Board of Directors, North of Montana Association (NOMA) RE: 11/18/25 item 4-S – Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - Oppose adoption in current form We join, Friends of
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NOMA SUPPORTS: Bringing the Civic back to life!
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
SMCLC call to action re Zwick COI
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
Road closures this Sunday, Nov. 9 due to running event
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.
This week's NOMA meeting has been canceled. Join us Dec. 4 for our discussion on the Ocean Ave properties.
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
NOMA Nov. 6 meeting update
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
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Letter to SMDP re Councilman Zwick's conflict of interest
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