Los Angeles County Public Health Deputies, in coordination with Santa Monica Code Enforcement Officers, Santa Monica Firefighters and Santa Monica Police Officers confiscate food from unpermitted food vendors around the Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, December 18, 2021. A vendor was detained, cited and his van was towed. Many citations were also issued. The Santa Monica Pier has a worldwide identity. The City wants to preserve our decades old wooden Pier so it can be enjoyed for years to come. Because each unpermitted butane/propane cook-cart is a potential fire hazard for the Pier, the City’s Code Enforcement, the County Health Department, and the City’s Police Department periodically conduct educational and enforcement campaigns to help keep the Pier safe. This safety focus calls to eliminate all unpermitted carts, while addressing improper hot grease and trash disposal, and unsanitary food service conditions on and immediately adjacent to the Pier. Street vending is restricted on the Santa Monica Pier. Prior to enforcement, the City of Santa Monica has been educating and warning the unpermitted street vendors for several month. All vendors need a City of Santa Monica business license and vending permit to sell any items in the City, and vendors selling food must also obtain and display a Los Angeles County Department of Public Health permit. As part of the City’s program, sidewalk vending is restricted in certain congested, high-traffic areas to protect public safety. This includes on and around the Pier, where all vending is prohibited except the City’s existing licensed vendor cart program, and the beach, Third Street Promenade, and Palisades Park, where stationary vending is not permitted. In addition, a new ordinance passed on August 24, 2021, prohibits any person from using any combustible fuel (including propane, butane, any other liquid gas, kerosene, steno, charcoal or wood) on the Pier (including the Pier Bridge) or within 25 feet of the Pier, for any purpose involving tjhe fuel’s combustion including heating, lighting, or cooking without a permit from the Fire Marshal. Violations of the new ordinance may be handled as infractions, misdemeanors, or through issuance of administrative citations, in addition, combustible fuels used in violation of the new ordinance will be subject to impound by the Fire Marshal.

Santa Monica Pier Maintenance Technicians installed a new rolling security fence at the Santa Monica Pier on Monday, December 13, 2021. This fence replaces a chain link fence. One of the main purposes of the fence is to keep unpermitted street vendors off the pier.

The Christian rock band, "California Will Be Saved" performs at Ocean Front Walk in Santa Monica on Sunday, December 12, 2021.

Santa Claus came to town early this year escorted by Santa Monica Firefighters and Police Officers during the 29th annual "Candy Cane Drive" on Saturday, December 11, 2021. The Candy Cane Drives is sponsored by the Santa Monica Firefighters' & Police Officers' Association. 👮‍♂️👨‍🚒🎅

Five hundred drones light up the sky displaying Chanel No 5 above Santa Monica Beach on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. The drone light show was for a Chanel commercial.

Rabbi Isaac Levitansky of Chabad in Simcha Monica lights the Menorah at the Third Street Promenade during the first night of Hanukkah on Sunday, November 28, 2021. #FestivalofLights #Hanukkah

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Highlights from the 42nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner & Clothing Boutique at St. Monica Catholic Church on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.