The Santa Monica Pier has been ranked among California's most polluted beaches for the 10th consecutive year, according to an annual water quality report released ahead of Memorial
Residents who packed a special City Council meeting Monday largely backed the city's pursuit of a certified Local Coastal Program but sharply questioned whether the council's
Santa Monica police arrested a Los Angeles man on suspicion of kidnapping, rape and other charges following a pursuit that ended in an officer-involved shooting early Monday morning.
Officers responded
Residents filled Santa Monica City Hall Tuesday night in what organizers called the largest public show of support for Santa Monica Airport to date, urging the City Council to abandon
Santa Monica police took a kidnapping suspect into custody early Sunday morning following a vehicle pursuit and officer-involved shooting in Los Angeles.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. May 18,
A 2024 Santa Monica College graduate has been selected as the first participant in a new Television Academy Foundation program designed to help emerging media professionals break into an increasingly
A global conservation observance enters its 26th year this week with a new website, expanded resources and a renewed push to grow its international reach — all as scientists warn that
DoorDash supported more than $130 billion in economic activity across the United States in 2025, along with nearly $25 billion in tax revenues and over 1.5 million full-time equivalent
Two of Santa Monica’s most iconic restaurants are joining forces for a one night only culinary collaboration celebrating World Whisky Day next Thursday. Michelin recognized The Lobster will host
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer
The collapse of Spirit Airlines isn't the only curveball confronting people planning summer trips. Rising jet fuel costs tied to
As daily life becomes increasingly screen driven, from Zoom calls and scrolling to digital classrooms and late night streaming, optometrist Irina Yakubin is working to make eye health education more
Santa Monica police arrested a Los Angeles man on suspicion of kidnapping, rape and other charges following a pursuit that ended in an officer-involved shooting early Monday morning.
Officers responded
Santa Monica police took a kidnapping suspect into custody early Sunday morning following a vehicle pursuit and officer-involved shooting in Los Angeles.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. May 18,
A woman believed to be homeless was killed Friday afternoon after she was struck by a Metro bus at the intersection of Main Street and Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica
The intersection of Main and Ocean Park was closed Friday afternoon while police investigated a fatal accident between a pedestrian and a bus.
According to the Santa Monica Police Department,
A Santa Monica College student was attacked in an unprovoked assault near the college's Center for Media and Design campus at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and 26th
By Dan Walters, CalMatters
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Since the turn of the century, California’s state budget has been plagued by
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Two decades ago, when California got serious about reducing or even eliminating carbon dioxide
By Kaylee Hawkins, MIS, Executive Director, Meals on Wheels West and Molly Davies, LCSW, President & CEO, Wise & Healthy Aging
On many mornings in Santa Monica, a volunteer driver
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes a plethora of Mother’s Day events, SaMo Jazz Festival, SMFD Open House, and much
By Michelle Meyers, Special for CalMatters
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More than 14 months after the Eaton and Palisades fires, thousands of
As a fast moving brush fire triggered evacuation orders in Simi Valley this week, leaders gathered in Pacific Palisades with a message reflecting a broader question surfacing across Los Angeles
Residents who packed a special City Council meeting Monday largely backed the city's pursuit of a certified Local Coastal Program but sharply questioned whether the council's
Residents filled Santa Monica City Hall Tuesday night in what organizers called the largest public show of support for Santa Monica Airport to date, urging the City Council to abandon
During Wildfire Preparedness Week, Sen. Ben Allen, D-Pacific Palisades, reflected on the devastation of last year's Los Angeles fires and the continued need to reduce risk across regions
As California’s political landscape continues to shift amid growing concerns over affordability, public safety, homelessness, and wildfire recovery, Senate candidate Kristina Irwin is positioning herself as what she calls
As a fast moving brush fire triggered evacuation orders in Simi Valley this week, leaders gathered in Pacific Palisades with a message reflecting a broader question surfacing across Los Angeles
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Council backs coastal program push amid public skepticism over motives
Residents who
A global conservation observance enters its 26th year this week with a new website, expanded resources and a renewed push to grow its international reach — all as scientists warn that
The Annenberg Community Beach House is bringing back community favorite events and introducing new programming for summer 2026, including Sand & Sea Room Fun crafts and games and a World
In observance of Memorial Day, Big Blue Bus will operate a weekend schedule on Monday, May 25, 2026
Customer Service and Blue: The Transit Store will be closed. Normal hours
Santa Monica College student Martin Orea has been named a 2026 recipient of the Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
Orea, a first-generation college student from