New data shows job losses but rising wages, as Snap’s Evan Spiegel and industry leaders call for education reform and AI adoption.
At Snap Inc.’s headquarters, Otis College
Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights is urging the Santa Monica City Council to designate a portion of the future Santa Monica Airport park for 3,000 units of below-market-rate housing,
The Santa Monica Police Department officially launched a centralized real-time crime operations hub Monday, marking what city officials described as a significant shift in how the department prevents and responds
Jeremy Ferguson, Director of Operations for Downtown Santa Monica, was found dead this week in his Venice home alongside his wife Mandy Zelinka.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department,
A surf-inspired, all-day restaurant and community hub is set to open this summer at Colorado Center, joining a wave of new cafes and casual eateries taking shape across Santa Monica.
A state Senate committee is weighing legislation that would exempt some jurisdictions, including Los Angeles County's transit agency, from a new housing law, as cities across California scramble
New data shows job losses but rising wages, as Snap’s Evan Spiegel and industry leaders call for education reform and AI adoption.
At Snap Inc.’s headquarters, Otis College
Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer
HBO Max, "Harry Potter" and CNN may soon find themselves under a new roof: Paramount.
That's because shareholders of Warner
A surf-inspired, all-day restaurant and community hub is set to open this summer at Colorado Center, joining a wave of new cafes and casual eateries taking shape across Santa Monica.
Santa Monica will honor four local businesses for environmental leadership at the 30th annual Sustainable Quality Awards on April 29 from 4:30–7 p.m. at the Annenberg Community
The Santa Monica Police Department officially launched a centralized real-time crime operations hub Monday, marking what city officials described as a significant shift in how the department prevents and responds
Jeremy Ferguson, Director of Operations for Downtown Santa Monica, was found dead this week in his Venice home alongside his wife Mandy Zelinka.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department,
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has announced support for state Assembly Bill 2727, bipartisan legislation that would restrict elder parole for violent sex offenders and require all sex
Three of Santa Monica's seven recognized neighborhood organizations have declined city grant funding for the 2025-26 cycle, rejecting what they describe as overreaching new requirements despite a City
Santa Monica police arrested a man Monday night on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats following a confrontation at the Santa Monica Pier.
Officers responded at
Santa Monica's City Council secretly co-sponsored legislation stripping our coast of independent oversight for a decade. Sacramento amended the bill to name our city alone. No other California
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes CicLAvia, YALLWEST Young Adult Book Fest, Porto's on Abbot Kinney This Weekend, Food
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes a theatrical salute to the Pier, YMCA Healthy Kids Day, Parsons Dance at BroadStage, Earth
By Shawn Landres
After twelve years on Santa Monica commissions and eight on the Planning Commission, my term ends this June. I frequently have returned to the question of how
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest step by the
Inside a Santa Monica coffee gathering this Sunday hosted by Joanna Elliott, Brian Goldsmith, running for California State Senate District 24, is choosing proximity with coffee talks to understand the
Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights is urging the Santa Monica City Council to designate a portion of the future Santa Monica Airport park for 3,000 units of below-market-rate housing,
A bill that would exempt a wide range of housing, transportation and parking projects from California Coastal Commission permitting requirements has been narrowed to apply exclusively to Santa Monica as
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press
President Donald Trump's administration has reclassified medical marijuana, which is already licensed in most states, as a less dangerous drug.
The order
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest step by the
Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said Thursday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and
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Santa Monica's City Council secretly co-sponsored legislation stripping our coast of independent oversight for a decade. Sacramento amended the bill to name our city alone. No other California
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health has launched its annual Take Action for Mental Health L.A. County campaign, a month-long series of events and activities marking May
A seventh-grade student from John Adams Middle School has earned top honors in two writing competitions hosted by the Elks Lodge, highlighting student voice and critical thinking across the Santa