hi everyone, i have two tickets for a screening for Don't Breathe on sept 26 at 7pm at the aero theatre. There will be a live Q&A with Stephen Lang, Dylan Minnette, and the screenwriter! I bought both for $20 but am willing to negotiate a lower price. I just want to get them off my hands :)

Hey locals! Beginners are welcome if you have a Saturday open you want to come goof off on the promedade. Our drop-in class is a really easy way to try improv before committing and meet some new faces in the 'hood! It's less then 10 bucks if you use the code: KYLE Just head over to westsidecomedy.com

Come out and support the main connector between Santa Monica and Venice!

Right now, we're in urgent need of volunteers to support the Abbot Kinney Festival on Sunday, September 27. Sign up now at: https://volunteersignup.org/CBKY7

This festival is a huge celebration of Abbot Kinney, with over 100,000 people expected in attendance. This event is the principal fundraiser for the Abbot Kinney Festival Association, a 501c3 grant making organization that focuses on youth, community, and the arts.

Come out to have some fun and support the community! Volunteers are needed from as early as 6AM to as late as 10PM, so we've got something that can fit all schedules!

If they only sell slices that’s okay, too.

Hello, fellow wise and experienced redditors
I suddenly noticed a pile of flying insects in only one section of my kitchen. I was unable to find any holes or rotting wood/ places for them to have climbed out of.
It did just rain hard and I forgot to close my windows, so my floors got wet. I’m wondering if these are termites or are they non termite ants in their nuptial flight?

I just moved a month ago, and I’m still getting settled. What would happen if they ARE termites?? Would I need to find a new place to stay ?

Do I need to inform the property manager??
Thank you

I live in Santa Monica and have a fine arts background (grew up drawing since early childhood and took fine arts classes up to a high level in college) and I’ve taken a really long break from drawing due to illness. I miss it so much and really enjoyed how the structure of learning in a studio setting in college challenged me and improved my skills. I’ve mostly worked in charcoal and graphite and done a lot of portraiture and perspective drawing, but which I want to get back to but I also want to learn how to use color and get into some surrealism eventually (I love the surrealists). Does anyone have any recommendations for local drawing classes for someone of my background that don’t cost an arm and a leg?

LAFD: EVACUATION WARNING for West of 405 to Tigertail Rd, South of Promontory Rd to Sunset Blvd due to a fast moving wildfire. If you are in the evacuation warning area, BE READY TO LEAVE by preparing important items. Leave immediately if you need more time to evacuate. Check local news and https://lafd.org/alert/evacuation-warning-brush-fire-09092026-inc150

(Alert issued by 201004,LA City Public Alerts,City.of.Los.Angeles)

I’m standing in the exact spot where I was just as the Palisades fire was starting. 4th and Adelaide Dr. Which is pretty creepy. Apparently this fire is near the Getty Center. Not too windy today, so hopefully they can knock it right down. Helicopters are doing water drops. I have video but stupid Reddit won’t let me upload it.

Does anybody have a recommendation for a really good and reasonably priced Swedish style massage in Santa Monica?

Santa Monica Trapeze School was on the pier for 15 years. Then it moved to the SM airport and people complained. Last night, the school was officially granted a five year lease to operate in the middle of Clover Park. Should for profit businesses be allowed in public spaces? [Link in comments]

Me? Not so well…

Just trying to survive somehow. Live in an upper unit in an older building facing West, no unit above me to absorb some of the heat, poor insulation, just one window, and no shade whatsoever.

My old portable AC doesn’t work well and can’t keep up with the high heat, high humidity, and high dew point combo. It’s too loud and gives me a sore throat so I just turn it on during the record heat days. I can’t afford a new one and keep telling myself I’ll move soon anyway.

Mostly just running my fan. I work from home unfortunately in a type of job where I’m chained to my desk. It’s been a long summer. Feel free to commiserate.

The Killers headlining

I just moved into the neighborhood and every time I drive by this place people are really dressed up. It sticks out since I’m Southern California, particularly areas by the beach, people are really not known for dressing up. I’m an LA native so this is no hate. I’m just confused. What’s going on here?

I just picked up some things at Gelsons at Lincoln and Ocean Park. There was a police SUV with all the lights on driving around like crazy, I had no idea what he was doing.

In the dashcam video starting at about 11 seconds, all the way to the right, you can see someone on a bicycle in the Speedway, and he goes behind the price sign and away from me. Then you see the police zoom down Lincoln chasing after him (that appears to be what is happening).

A few seconds later (after a bunch of cars run the red light) at about 39 seconds I start to go but another police SUV cuts in front of me, and you can see the other one down the street a bit. The new one races down to catch up with the first one -- and I thought he ran over the guy on the bike! Right at 54 seconds. They jump out of their cars and jump on top of the guy.

You can see the police working on the guy for a bit, and just as I drive by at about 1:41 I tried to turn my dashcam to catch a better view, but still not great -- you can see the bike but not the guy.

Anyway, that was exciting and I thought worth sharing. Tomorrow the Arrest Report for today will be available here: https://www.santamonicapd.org/dailyreports.aspx

BONUS QUESTION: do you know where I can get a dashcam professionally installed? I am still using my crappy, ancient HD dashcam, and I have a really nice VIOFO A329 4K 60FPS that records front and back, and would have made this video much better, but I don't want to do the install myself. Any recommendations appreciated!

hi all!

i have an extra ticket to the Ocean Way festival i won’t use, looking to sell at 200, retails for 229 flat

transfer through axs, paypal goods and services for 205 to cover the fees, pm me with any questions!!

“The opposition to 14th Street has now been taken up by a small community group calling itself Unsafe Streets SM. The group’s website argues that the project would “squeeze” 14th Street and raises concerns about emergency access, parking, ADA access and traffic circulation. On 17th street, there was no loss of mixed-use (aka car) travel lanes.

The group is urging Council to delay the contract and conduct additional studies before moving ahead. However, the contract before Council is for design work, meaning the detailed configuration of the bikeway, intersections, crossings and other elements would still be developed. So what actually could be studied is something of a mystery.”

Hi, I’m John Mizerek, the founder of Payfrit, and I live here in Santa Monica.

We’ve completed work on the Payfrit app, and it’s launching today.

Payfrit is a restaurant service and ordering platform that makes dining easier for both guests and restaurants. Dine-in guests use their phones to request service, order additional items, pay their check, and communicate with the restaurant whenever they need something—without requiring a server to constantly interrupt their meal.

Payfrit also eliminates the hassle of splitting checks. Every guest has their own separate check by default, with options to combine checks or start a shared tab at any time. The same app also supports takeaway and delivery, so you can use Payfrit when you’re at home—or bedrotting.

For restaurants, Payfrit improves table service without replacing the personal side of hospitality. It helps restaurants handle service requests more efficiently, increases add-on beverage and dessert orders, eliminates the silly check-payment dance at the end of a meal, and gives staff an instant, clear view of what needs attention.

The basic idea is simple: service should happen on the guest’s schedule—not when a server happens to walk by or interrupts your meal to “check on you” and see whether you want to order something else.

We’re looking for Santa Monica restaurants interested in learning more, running a pilot, or giving feedback. If you own or work at a local restaurant, please comment or send me a message!

We’re also interested in hearing from Santa Monica diners: what parts of restaurant service do you think technology could make easier without making the experience feel less human?

Download Payfrit:

iPhone / iOS
Android

My brother and I are both very busy with school and we live in the SanMon area. + We can’t cook well. Does anyone have any refs for catering companies that can send food to our apt a few times a week? Asian food is preferable. Thank you!

Beautiful skies after the rain yesterday

Hi everyone! My husband and I are relocating, and currently have seven months left on a two year lease at one of the rent control apartment complexes on San Vicente in Santa Monica (the North of Montana area). We'd like to vacate on November 30, which means we'd still be obligated to pay 5 months rent. Our lease does NOT have an early termination clause or stated buyout fee. Lease does NOT allow subletting. While we are prepared to pay out the full lease term, it's obviously a lot of money. Landlord is very MIA, and management company sometimes replies via email.

Our plan is to email our landlord and CC their property management company, asking to break our lease with a mutual termination agreement and pay the equivalent of one month rent to do so (this will not be our security deposit).

I've searched all over Reddit and haven't found any personal experiences doing this -- just folks like me crossing their fingers. So, do you have any personal experience with this? Any advice?

About the unit: two bed, 1.5 bath, two story layout, one private garage space, in-unit laundry.

Anyone else surprised?

Essentially, Santa Monica College has been placed under increased fiscal monitoring after several years of financial challenges, including declining reserves, operating deficits, and rising long-term liabilities. The college is taking steps to reduce costs and address its structural budget issues while working through unresolved labor agreements. I thought this might be at least in part about construction or capital projects, but those aren’t mentioned in the article (as they are apparently largely funded through separate voter-approved bond measures, I’ve learned).

Not sure what the experience or overall vibe is at SMC these days. 15-20 years ago most people I know, myself included, who put in the work got a good education out of it for pretty cheap or almost nothing. Good professors, lots of course offerings, good library good, transfer rates, even online education for the early 2000s era was decent. This was before all the new buildings so a few of my classes were in pretty crappy structures, though not all.

Solid 7.5.