SM MOUNTAINS — State fish and game wardens say a mountain lion found dead in the western Santa Monica Mountains was killed and mutilated by poachers and they are seeking tips in the case.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — A 17-year-old student in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District was being held in a juvenile detention facility Wednesday after being booked on four counts of robbery, police said.
PCH — Police said drugs played a role in Monday’s traffic collision that forced the closure of Pacific Coast Highway southbound between the California Incline and the McClure Tunnel during the evening commute.
Environmentalists and seasoned politicos are weighing in on the race to represent Santa Monica in the newly-created 50th Assembly District, throwing their weight behind two Democrats.
PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY — Santa Monica Police Chief Tim Jackman is stepping down from his post as the city’s top cop. Jackman, 52, who was appointed chief in December 2006, informed his command staff Tuesday that he would be retiring at the end of the year, but would remain on the job as interim chie
MAIN STREET — Santa Monica-based RAND Corp., a 60-year-old think tank that got its start as a government research and development unit, has selected a new leader.
PICO BLVD — The former Santa Monica headquarters of The Recording Academy, the organization that produces the music industry’s annual Grammy Awards, has been sold to developers along with two adjacent residential lots located on Santa Monica’s eastern border.
Crime Watch is a weekly series culled from reports provided by the Santa Monica Police Department. These are arrests only. All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Santa Monica-based CLARE Foundation, a nonprofit providing treatment and recovery services for alcoholism and substance abuse, announced Wednesday that it received nearly $1 million to help house 90 chronically homeless individuals over the next three years.
If you want to know what’s happening in Santa Monica, City Hall has something for you. SM Alerts is a mass notification system that will keep subscribers informed in the event of an emergency.
SM BEACH — For the second straight year the beach at the historic Santa Monica Pier, once known for having some of the dirtiest water in the state, earned a much-improved A grade on Heal the Bay’s end of the summer Beach Report Card, which was released Tuesday.
Those who love to shop can do so this week and in the month of October without feeling guilty. That’s because some retailers at Santa Monica Place will be offering various promotions and giveaways with some proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Susan G.
