Trash pollution on Santa Monica’s local beaches has increased due to previous COVID-19 protocols at restaurants. Single-use plastic masks litter the beaches and take-out bags flood the shores in an attempt to protect people from the virus.

Santa Monica College has done its best to accommodate low-income and unhoused students and connect them with the resources that they need, but is there more they can do to improve the homelessness epidemic?

Historic Belmar Park’s virtual grand opening celebration took place on Feb. 28, via Zoom. The field itself opened on March 1 with its first Lacrosse game. The art installation and guiding plaques surround the field and are open for all to see.