The City Council has approved a comprehensive package of zoning amendments designed to streamline permitting for businesses and try to encourage new investment.
The ordinance downgrades permit requirements for many
The Makers Hive Market returns to Santa Monica Place on Sunday, March 8, featuring a curated selection of women-owned businesses in celebration of Women's History Month.
The pop-up
A special outdoor screening of "Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators" will take place Friday at Peter Strauss Ranch.
The documentary by filmmaker Ian Nelson highlights the story
Viola Floral will host an open studio afternoon Thursday, March 5, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at its new Santa Monica location, 916 Colorado Ave.
Founder Jelena Trifunovic will
The Malibu City Council took a first step Monday toward streamlining a key regulatory hurdle for homeowners seeking to rebuild in the wake of the January 2025 Palisades Fire, advancing
Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood) has introduced AB 1967, legislation aimed at closing gaps in California's child welfare system and removing barriers to extended foster care for young
California has expanded the CalAssist Mortgage Fund to provide greater financial relief to homeowners impacted by the 2025 LA Fires, Sen. Ben Allen (D-Pacific Palisades) announced.
The program, which provides
Kamasi Washington will headline the inaugural Santa Monica International Jazz Festival, a nine-day event running May 1–9, 2026, presented by BroadStage, SM Festivals and the City of Santa Monica.
It started with cardboard keychains and a dream.Aria Mendoza, 11, wanted a 3D printer after spotting articulated animal designs on Pinterest, but she didn't have the money
California legislators unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would eliminate insurance barriers preventing patients with rare diseases from accessing FDA-approved treatments, a measure supporters say could end dangerous delays for the
Jacob Soboroff, senior political and national reporter for MSNOW, will discuss and sign his new book "Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. will bring an Irish-themed street celebration to the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 6 to 9 p.m. as part of the
