The City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a safety overhaul of Santa Monica Boulevard, directing staff to install temporary physical barriers at a dangerous intersection near McKinley Elementary School before
Members of the Cougars Patrol from Boy Scout Troop 223 recently volunteered at The People Concern in Santa Monica.
Scout members said one of the most important parts of Scouting
The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn't matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels.
Room bookings have been lighter than expected in most
A suspect has been arrested in Santa Monica after a brief police chase that originated in Los Angeles.
Calls came into the Los Angeles Police Department this morning for a
Santa Monica’s economy has taken a beating in recent years but officials hope putting some ice on it will help.
The Santa Monica City Council is holding negotiations with
Republic Pictures has acquired "The Hollywood Rabbi," a feature-length documentary directed by a Santa Monica resident chronicling the life of Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal
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
By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters
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Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are
U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans.
The Labor Department's consumer
The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn't matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels.
Room bookings have been lighter than expected in most
For three decades, Proteus Flight School has trained pilots at Santa Monica Airport, outlasting competitors and weathering regulatory shifts that shuttered other operators at the field. Now, as the airport&
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
A suspect has been arrested in Santa Monica after a brief police chase that originated in Los Angeles.
Calls came into the Los Angeles Police Department this morning for a
Santa Monica police detectives are investigating a suspected child abuse case involving an infant allegedly harmed by a Simi Valley woman who was employed as the child's nanny,
Federal authorities said they arrested 18 people Wednesday on charges related to selling illicit drugs including fentanyl and methamphetamine around a Los Angeles park.
The area, called MacArthur Park, is
A 7-year-old Santa Monica boy reported missing this week after being seen leaving with his father has been found safe, police said.
King Darius Lozada was located Tuesday in Hawthorne
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
By Ahmad Holmes and Pat Fong Kushida, Special for CalMatters
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Reliable electricity is an essential part of our
I recently read that “Massachusetts, with no significant natural resource extraction industry, has leveraged its highly educated workforce and research institutions to rank among the richest economies in the world.
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
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a safety overhaul of Santa Monica Boulevard, directing staff to install temporary physical barriers at a dangerous intersection near McKinley Elementary School before
The Santa Monica City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to establish a new Restorative Justice Commission to oversee programs addressing historic inequities in the city, the centerpiece of a sweeping overhaul
The Santa Monica Planning Commission on Wednesday rejected key portions of a city staff proposal that would have lowered building heights along commercial boulevards in exchange for waiving affordable housing
The open session for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, will begin at 6 p.m., instead of 5:30 p.
The Santa Monica College Global Motion World Dance Company will present its spring 2026 performance of dances from around the world on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, at
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District recognized Olympic High School for receiving the California Model Schools Award and designation during a ceremony held May 2.
The award honors exemplary continuation
Seventy years after graduating from Saint Monica's High School in 1956, a close-knit group of eight alumni still gathers for lunch two or three times a year, keeping
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 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