A last-minute effort to exempt a Frank Gehry-designed downtown development from California Coastal Commission review has died, ending a months-long fight that pitted a politically connected developer
Endorsements in the Santa Monica City Council race are scattered across a wide field of candidates, with labor unions, tenant advocates and community groups breaking in different directions rather than
A independent review of Santa Monica's response to the January 2025 Palisades Fire found the city's emergency operations were "coordinated" and "highly collaborative,
As Santa Monica College drowns in debt and students abandon ship, the ongoing crisis appears to have torpedoed the current search for new leadership at the school.
SMC has paused
Consignors of The Posh Duck, a luxury resale boutique on Main Street, say they were left confused and angry this month after the shop closed abruptly, sent contradictory emails about
The city of Santa Monica began deploying enhanced police patrols this week at the Santa Monica Pier, Palisades Park, the beach and downtown, following two separate shootings over the weekend
A proposal to exempt certain multifamily housing developments in Santa Monica's coastal zone from California Coastal Act review has resurfaced in a state budget trailer bill with new
The ocean breeze that has long made Santa Monica a refuge from Southern California's inland heat is offering little protection this week, as an extreme heat wave grips
Santa Monica police are investigating a shooting near the Pier ramp that left one person with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at approximately
Two shootings over two days left one man dead and another injured as a hot summer weekend turned violent in Santa Monica, according to police.
The first came Saturday afternoon,
Affordable housing built in Santa Monica over the past fiscal year outpaced the city's minimum requirements by a wide margin, according to a new report presented to the
A Santa Monica police officer shot and killed a man Saturday after he charged at officers with a knife in Palisades Park, police said.
Officers were in the 1400 block
