By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters
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Drivers are heading into the Fourth of July weekend with national gas prices at
The City Council on Tuesday adopted a long-term water blueprint that officials say ensures the city will have enough water to meet demand through 2045, even under sustained drought,
The City Council has unanimously approved a new overnight permit parking zone on a residential cul-de-sac in response to a man the city manager said had been repeatedly
Venice Beach will become one of Los Angeles’ biggest stages during the FIFA World Cup, welcoming thousands of fans from around the globe for the Los Angeles World Cup 26
The Annual Santa Monica 4th of July Parade will take a new path this year, reversing its traditional route as organizers tie the celebration to a new post-parade festival
The City Council has approved a license agreement to bring a large-scale Swiss-themed holiday market to the Santa Monica Pier this winter, part of a broader push to
By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters
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Drivers are heading into the Fourth of July weekend with national gas prices at
As Santa Monica works to reshape both its reality and its reputation, city and business leaders gathered recently with a shared message: the city’s comeback will not be driven
The Santa Monica Rent Control Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a package of proposed tenant-protection amendments to the city's rent control charter, including a
The operator of a restaurant slated to occupy the former Rusty's Surf Ranch space at Santa Monica Pier has sent the city a formal legal notice threatening litigation
Lula Cocina Mexicana, a Main Street fixture known for regional Mexican cooking and its margaritas, will celebrate 35 years in business with a community fiesta on July 1.
The anniversary
As Independence Day festivities get underway, Santa Monica and Los Angeles County officials are urging residents to leave fireworks to the professionals — warning that illegal use carries stiff fines, potential
A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it
Santa Monica police arrested a Florida man wanted on felony charges of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 12 during a routine patrol stop at
A Santa Monica police officer applied a tourniquet to an injured employee after an armed robbery at a smoke shop on Lincoln Boulevard Wednesday morning.
Officers responded at approximately 8:
The Santa Monica Police Department safely resolved an incident at Santa Monica Place on Monday involving an individual experiencing a mental health crisis, taking the person into custody without injury.
Automation, exploitation and the sheer size of today’s warehouses are magnifying fire risk. A half-dozen recent warehouse fires demonstrate that warehouse fires can no longer be considered a
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes SO MANY Soulstice, World Cup, Juneteenth & Father's Day Events, and much
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes World Cup activations, the Hollywood on the Coast Food Fest, Pride on the Promenade,
By Dan Walters, CalMatters
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In the eight decades since the end of World War II, 11 men have
There are so many fashion trends to keep track of, you may or may not have heard that the Democratic senate candidate in Maine, Graham Platner, has a tattoo of
The City Council on Tuesday adopted a long-term water blueprint that officials say ensures the city will have enough water to meet demand through 2045, even under sustained drought,
The City Council has unanimously approved a new overnight permit parking zone on a residential cul-de-sac in response to a man the city manager said had been repeatedly
State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, defended California's plastic packaging law, SB 54, after 17 attorneys general and the National Association of Wholesale-Distributors filed a lawsuit
The City Council has approved a license agreement to bring a large-scale Swiss-themed holiday market to the Santa Monica Pier this winter, part of a broader push to
Vice President JD Vance will pass through Santa Monica today as part of his Southern California tour. The VP will be in Downtown Santa Monica for a recorded interview and
Santa Monica kicked off it's holiday celebration this year with the annual parade on Main Street. The event is part of a busy holiday weekend that includes a
The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations
By Nadia Lathan, CalMatters
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$3.3 million.
That’s how much May Sung estimates it’ll cost to
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will mark Independence Day and the start of the nation's 250th birthday commemoration with a patriotic lighting program on its Pacific
As Independence Day festivities get underway, Santa Monica and Los Angeles County officials are urging residents to leave fireworks to the professionals — warning that illegal use carries stiff fines, potential
The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority will deploy more than 80 wildland fire-trained personnel to patrol its parklands on the night of the Fourth of July, part of an