At the mid-point of the city’s two year budget cycle, the cost to operate the city has increased by just over 1% and while staff are cautiously optimistic about
Councilwoman Gleam Davis has said she will not seek reelection this year opening up the always competitive City Council race to at least one new face.
Four council seats are
A Santa Monica landlord is facing multiple tenant harassment lawsuits over alleged mistreatment of renters in the Pico neighborhood.
In cases filed by individual tenants and the City of Santa
The City of Santa Monica is seeking the temporary closure of a local motel alongside fines and security improvements due to ongoing criminal activity at the location that has resulted
A 29-year-old man has been arrested for an unprovoked stabbing in Downtown Santa Monica that has sent three victims to local hospitals.
According to the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD)
Every town has a handful of institutions that define its essence. Establishments that are so beloved and intrinsic to living in a place that the city simply wouldn’t be
Several off-ramps from the 10 freeway were temporarily closed on Wednesday while Caltrans worked on removing trash from homeless camps. Crews could be seen clearing out areas adjacent to the protective sound walls, inspecting broken fences and identifying graffiti. matt@smdp.com
Santa Monica may be some 7,000 miles removed from the war in Gaza, but the implications of the conflict are reaching local shores. Council will take up the issue
A homeless man tried to set fire to the Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP) building on Monday and the suspect remained on the loose by the time the newspaper went
An unknown suspect broke into the building that houses the Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP) office last week damaging most offices in the property and ransacking several.
The suspect is
A controversial housing law that would have densified single-family, residential neighborhoods has been ruled unconstitutional and unenforceable for some cities including Santa Monica.
SB 9, or the California Housing Opportunity
A controversial housing law that would have densified single-family, residential neighborhoods has been ruled unconstitutional and unenforceable for some cities including Santa Monica.
SB9, or the California Housing Opportunity and
