On Friday, March 3, 2023, at approximately 7:30 a.m., SMPD patrol officers responded to a call of an attempted assault in the 1100 block of the beach. The
When council meets on Saturday to debate budget priorities for the year, they will be asked to create a new internal city department to facilitate efforts to fight homelessness but two former department heads say the proposal is wasteful and unnecessary.
Next week marks the first 100 days in office for both Caroline Torosis and Jesse Zwick and here they share some of the challenges, concerns and criticisms of being in Council.
Santa Monica Police Chief Ramon Batista spoke with the Daily Press for the most recent edition of the Inside The Daily Press podcast to talk about homelessness and some of the ways the department is responding to the crisis
