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
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority will issue layoff notices to 284 employees on April 30 as the agency undergoes a sweeping restructuring driven by the county's decision
Standing at Pepperdine University with a scorched coastline at his back, Malibu's newly appointed City Manager Joe Irvin framed the region's recovery challenge with the bluntness
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
Local officials and business leaders say the planned opening of a Taco Bell Cantina in downtown Santa Monica reflects a pragmatic pivot in how the city thinks about filling its
The owner of social media platform Snapchat said Wednesday it's eliminating about 16% of its global workforce, or about 1,000 jobs that will be culled in its
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
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
By Dan Walters, CalMatters
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When California voters approved Proposition 13 in 1978, they forced a massive change in
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 Santa Monica City Council voted April 14 to advance an ordinance realigning the city's implementation of Senate Bill 9 with state law, while amending staff's
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
Standing at Pepperdine University with a scorched coastline at his back, Malibu's newly appointed City Manager Joe Irvin framed the region's recovery challenge with the bluntness
The Malibu City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt a sweeping update to the city's Safety Element — the foundational policy document guiding how the city prepares for wildfires,
By Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters
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In 2022, faced with mounting criticism from California parents and students who couldn’t
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
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
The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture has announced a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to bring paid summer internships at local arts and cultural institutions to rising
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
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Surge of casual cafes and eateries opening