Tag: temporary closure

Parking Structure 5 To Temporarily Close

October 2, 2025 ·

Photo courtesy of Ethan Olarte.

SANTA MONICA—On Wednesday, October 1, the city of Santa Monica announced on its website that the Department of Transportation announced Parking Structure 5, located at 1440 4th St., will close for approximately three to four weeks starting October 1 at 4 p.m. for urgent repairs.

To ensure public safety and following advice from a commissioned Condition Assessment Report for Parking Structure 5, or PS5, the city determined that the entire structure must close to vehicles while emergency repairs are completed.

Signage will be installed to notify the public of the pending closure, and staff will reprogram parking cards for access to alternate structures.

Monthly parking customers at PS5 – including Pali High students and staff – will be able to use their parking cards in Parking Structure 6, at 1433 2nd St., and Parking Structure 4, at 1321 2nd St., and until PS5 reopens.

The GoSaMo Center, which is housed in PS5 and provides public counter services for Big Blue Bus and parking customer transactions, as well as administrative offices for the city’s parking operations contractor, are not impacted and will remain open to the public during the temporary closure.

Members of the public or monthly parking customers who have questions about their parking options can contact parking@santamonica.gov.

 

By Danny Jones

La Cienega Community Center Temporarily Closed

April 11, 2024 ·

Photo courtesy of the city of Beverly Hills Facebook page.

BEVERLY HILLS—The city of Beverly Hills announced on Wednesday, April 10 that the La Cienega Community Center will be temporarily closed from April 3 thru April 30.

Due to recent heavy rains and resulting water intrusion at La Cienega Park Community Center, the facility is temporarily closed through April 30.

Following the storms, staff detected odors throughout the building. To be cautious, the city of Beverly Hills is in the process of air testing to ensure satisfactory air quality. Staff is continuing to assess the level of water intrusion and any potential damage to the building.

While repairs are being performed, the La Cienega preschool program has been relocated and combined with the Coldwater Canyon preschool class. Other community programs have been moved to other facilities, as a result. The safety of our preschool students, visitors and staff is always our top priority.

“We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate the community’s patience and look forward to reopening the Center soon,” the city of Beverly Hills said in the Facebook post.

By Trevor