Associated Press The new mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, said Sunday her administration will start moving homeless people from tent encampments into hotels and motels through a new program that laun
MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft’s planned $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard, saying it could suppress co
Grace Inez Adams DTSM:Downtown property owner John Alle has hung banners from his vacant storefront on the Promenade saying Santa Monica is not safe due to crime. Serious crimes spiked locally between
MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for the violent 20
ASK SMDP: SMDP reader Lizbeth Bell asked about a recent tree that was damaged in Palisades Park. According to the City’s Urban Forester, Matthew Wells, the limb was damaged in last week’s heavy rains and was pruned to maintain the overall health of the tree.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will offer free service on all Metro-operated bus and rail lines on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve to help everyone
In L.A. County, 256 homeless people died of COVID-related causes in a 22-month period — a rate more than twice that seen in the general population
People experiencing homelessness in
A real estate developer was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for offering to buy a million-dollar home for a Los Angeles County public official in exchange for
Editor: Long time residents will no doubt recoil at the idea of 4,500 new units being built in ten story buildings in our small city, but this is a consequence of overpopulation. I’m certain there wil
Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff, Students and Community Members: I write this last message to the community with both a heavy heart and optimism for SMMUSD. My heart is heavy because this is, in fact,
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board appointed Mark Kelly to the role of interim superintendent at its Dec. 15 Board meeting. Kelly has been with the district for 23 years and has ser
Council has chosen a vendor for a proposed digital kiosk system but not before hearing accusations of wrongdoing from a failed bidder. City Hall has been debating the Digital Wayfinding and Out-of-Hom
