Santa Monica received another clean financial bill of health and is preparing to launch a major overhaul of its troubled permitting system by spring 2026, officials said during an audit
The Santa Monica City Council voted 6-1 at its last meeting to approve a pilot program allowing developers to build affordable housing off-site instead of requiring it as part of
Committees in both houses of the California Legislature will decide this week whether more than half a dozen bills that seek to protect people from AI will move on to
The Santa Monica Community Garden Program will host four free educational events in September, offering residents opportunities to learn about sustainable gardening practices and volunteer in local community spaces.
The
COLUMNIST CHARLES ANDREWS BIDS FAREWELL -courtesy photo
By CHARLES ANDREWS
FORGOTTEN?
Gosh, I hope not, not too soon anyway, after 14 years and 870 columns for the Santa Monica Daily
More than 50 residents gathered in Pacific Palisades on Saturday as part of statewide demonstrations against Senate Bill 79, California's controversial transit-oriented housing legislation that has split cities
Santa Monica Police Chief Ramon Batista announced his resignation Friday, citing philosophical differences with the “new administration” after nearly four years leading the department.
Batista, the 18th police chief in
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that California's Sites Reservoir project has received nearly $219 million in additional state funding to accelerate construction of what will become the nation&
As a partisan redistricting war ramps up across the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom has made himself the general of the Democratic insurgency.
The plan to redraw California’s congressional districts
I don’t know who the angry, misguided individual is who has been posting anonymous signs on the Third Street Promenade denigrating Santa Monica’s administration. But after seeing his
Santa Monica Place will host its first-ever Weekly Western Wednesday free line dancing series every Wednesday from Sept. 3 through Oct. 29, the shopping center announced.
The high-energy line dancing
