Sean Besser

OPA Update 3/12/26: OPA March Monthly Meeting Recap, SaMo Retail Market Showing Signs of Rebound, Most Loved Business Voting Closes this Friday, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Mar 12, 2026

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12 min read

OPA Update 3/9/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight, Bowlmor Construction Updates, & Things To Do This Week

Mar 9, 2026

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15 min read

OPA Update 3/5/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Monday 3/9, Spring Forward & LA Marathon Sunday, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Mar 5, 2026

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14 min read

OPA Update 3/4/26: OPA Happy Hour Tonight/Wednesday!

Mar 4, 2026

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2 min read

OPA Update 3/2/26: OPA Happy Hour Wednesday, March OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday, & Much More!

Mar 2, 2026

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14 min read

2025 OPA Meeting Minutes

Feb 28, 2026

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4 min read

OPA Update 2/26/26: City Could Move Some Homeless Services Outside the City, Arrests Reach Record-Breaking Pace, Frieze Art and Virginia Greens Festivals, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Feb 26, 2026

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11 min read

OPA Update 2/23/26: Superbloom Collective Joins OPA, Church in Ocean Park Vandalized, IKEA Heads to Culver City, & Things To Do This Week

Feb 23, 2026

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11 min read

OPA Update 2/19/26: 2028 Olympic Road Race Course Planned to go Down Main St, Lunar New Year & Mardi Gras Celebrations, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Feb 19, 2026

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11 min read

OPA Update 2/16/26: Thanks Beach House Cowork for Joining OPA! President's Day Storms, City Looking for Homeless Shelter Beds Away from Downtown, & Things To Do This Week

Feb 16, 2026

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12 min read

OPA Update 1/12/26: SMTT Joins OPA, Valentine's/Galentine's/President's Day Weekend Happenings, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Feb 12, 2026

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12 min read

OPA Update 2/9/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight Features Police Chief Jacob, Circle Bar Sells for $2M, PCH Off-Ramp Closed, & Things To Do This Week

Feb 9, 2026

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13 min read

OPA Update 2/5/26: Details for Monday's OPA Meeting, Pump Station 5 Anniversary Party, Super Bowl Events, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Feb 5, 2026

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10 min read

OPA Update 2/2/26: February is Black History Month, LA Rents Decreasing, Final DineLA Days, & Other Things To Do This Week

Feb 2, 2026

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9 min read

OPA Update 1/29/26: Main St. Chef Gets James Beard Award Nomination, SaMo Tournament of Roses Float, DineLA, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Jan 29, 2026

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9 min read

OPA Update 1/26/26: Downtown Santa Monica Hires New CEO:, Palisades High Returns to Campus, & Things To Do This Week

Jan 26, 2026

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7 min read

OPA Update 1/22/26: Explaining Why Main Squeeze Is Blowing Up, Inside the Plan to Bring a Major Music Festival to Santa Monica, Not So Dry January Event, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Jan 22, 2026

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11 min read

OPA Update 1/21/26: Ocean Park Branch Library Re-Opening Celebration Today!

Jan 21, 2026

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2 min read

OPA Update 1/19/26: Happy MLK Day, Bowlmor Project Updates, DineLA Coming, & Things To Do This Week

Jan 19, 2026

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9 min read

OPA Update 1/15/26: Congrats to the 2026 OPA Exec Board, Downtown Parking Rate Increase Paused, Grease Drive-In Movie at the Pier Tonight, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

Jan 15, 2026

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11 min read

OPA Update 1/12/26: First OPA Meeting of the Year Tonight/Monday, LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw Registration, Volunteers Needed for Homeless Count on Jan. 22, & Things To Do This Week

Jan 12, 2026

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7 min read

OPA Update 1/8/26: Details for Monday's OPA Meeting, Ocean Park Branch Library Reopening, & Things To Do This Weekend

Jan 8, 2026

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9 min read

OPA Update 1/5/26: FIRST OPA Monthly Meeting of the Year Next Monday (Jan 12), New Parking Rates to Go into Effect, How to Recycle Your Holiday Tree, & Things to do This Week

Jan 5, 2026

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7 min read

OPA Update 12/29/25: SaMo Hospitals Rank Highly, Automated Traffic Enforcement, New Year's Events, & Other Things To Do This Week

Dec 29, 2025

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9 min read

OPA Update 12/22/25: 2026 OPA Board Members, NBC Channel 4 Covers the “Large-scale music festival coming to Santa Monica”, Police Chief Jacob Appointed Permanently, & Christmas Restaurant Options

Dec 22, 2025

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13 min read

Sean Besser

OPA Update 3/12/26: OPA March Monthly Meeting Recap, SaMo Retail Market Showing Signs of Rebound, Most Loved Business Voting Closes this Friday, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 3/9/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight, Bowlmor Construction Updates, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 3/5/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Monday 3/9, Spring Forward & LA Marathon Sunday, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 3/4/26: OPA Happy Hour Tonight/Wednesday!

OPA Update 3/2/26: OPA Happy Hour Wednesday, March OPA Monthly Meeting Next Monday, & Much More!

2025 OPA Meeting Minutes

OPA Update 2/26/26: City Could Move Some Homeless Services Outside the City, Arrests Reach Record-Breaking Pace, Frieze Art and Virginia Greens Festivals, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 2/23/26: Superbloom Collective Joins OPA, Church in Ocean Park Vandalized, IKEA Heads to Culver City, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 2/19/26: 2028 Olympic Road Race Course Planned to go Down Main St, Lunar New Year & Mardi Gras Celebrations, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 2/16/26: Thanks Beach House Cowork for Joining OPA! President's Day Storms, City Looking for Homeless Shelter Beds Away from Downtown, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 1/12/26: SMTT Joins OPA, Valentine's/Galentine's/President's Day Weekend Happenings, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 2/9/26: OPA Monthly Meeting Tonight Features Police Chief Jacob, Circle Bar Sells for $2M, PCH Off-Ramp Closed, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 2/5/26: Details for Monday's OPA Meeting, Pump Station 5 Anniversary Party, Super Bowl Events, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 2/2/26: February is Black History Month, LA Rents Decreasing, Final DineLA Days, & Other Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 1/29/26: Main St. Chef Gets James Beard Award Nomination, SaMo Tournament of Roses Float, DineLA, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 1/26/26: Downtown Santa Monica Hires New CEO:, Palisades High Returns to Campus, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 1/22/26: Explaining Why Main Squeeze Is Blowing Up, Inside the Plan to Bring a Major Music Festival to Santa Monica, Not So Dry January Event, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 1/21/26: Ocean Park Branch Library Re-Opening Celebration Today!

OPA Update 1/19/26: Happy MLK Day, Bowlmor Project Updates, DineLA Coming, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 1/15/26: Congrats to the 2026 OPA Exec Board, Downtown Parking Rate Increase Paused, Grease Drive-In Movie at the Pier Tonight, & Other Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 1/12/26: First OPA Meeting of the Year Tonight/Monday, LA28 Olympic Ticket Draw Registration, Volunteers Needed for Homeless Count on Jan. 22, & Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 1/8/26: Details for Monday's OPA Meeting, Ocean Park Branch Library Reopening, & Things To Do This Weekend

OPA Update 1/5/26: FIRST OPA Monthly Meeting of the Year Next Monday (Jan 12), New Parking Rates to Go into Effect, How to Recycle Your Holiday Tree, & Things to do This Week

OPA Update 12/29/25: SaMo Hospitals Rank Highly, Automated Traffic Enforcement, New Year's Events, & Other Things To Do This Week

OPA Update 12/22/25: 2026 OPA Board Members, NBC Channel 4 Covers the “Large-scale music festival coming to Santa Monica”, Police Chief Jacob Appointed Permanently, & Christmas Restaurant Options

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