The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is asking for a new law specifically targeting catalytic converter theft as officials said the lack of specific prohibitions targeting the thefts are preventing
As a district, Santa Monica students are improving in both math and English scores but students who are most in need of improvement continue to languish compared to their peers
Santa Monica’s upcoming budget picture moves from barely in the black to slighly in the red over the next five year, call it an ash grey to watermelon transition by fiscal year 2027/28.
Venice Councilwoman Traci Park is taking action to address the growing concern about “van lords” who rent out RVs to people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.
A pair of dueling abortion protests last last weekend forced police officers to physically seperate the groups resulting in a small scuffle and highlighting the Santa Monica Police Department’s response to contentious gatherings.
The County and City of Los Angeles cannot require cash bail from defendants who are arrested for non-violent and non-serious offenses while awaiting an arraignment following a ruling from a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge this week
Santa Monica’s total vacancy rate, including single family homes and multi-unit housing could be as high as 10 percent according to new data released by the State of California’s Department of Finance this week.
In the week since the body of Beau Mann was found in an abandoned courtyard, the case has made international headlines with no shortage of amateur sleauths weighing in via podcasts, websites and social media
Local law enforcement agencies marked National Fentanyl Awareness Day by announcing multiple arrests for fentanyl related crimes, including a suspect responsible for the triple overdose of a group of Santa Moncia teens last year.
