The City Council seated the members of two newly created and reconfigured advisory bodies and began working through a long slate of annual board appointments during a special meeting July
The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday directed staff to fold a Planning Commission blueprint for small-scale "missing middle" housing into the city's next housing
Lawmakers have returned to Sacramento ready to hammer out — and potentially spike — several legislative deals before they adjourn for the year on Aug. 31 and hit the campaign trail.
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The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday postponed a decision on whether to join a proposed regional affordable housing trust, sending city staff back to the negotiating table over concerns
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new agreements with Ontario, San Bernardino and San Diego to clean up homeless encampments along state highways, bringing California's total number of city partnerships
City planners have begun crafting a long-term blueprint for the future of Santa Monica's beach and its landmark pier, launching a roughly two-year effort that will
By Ben Christopher, CalMatters
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Homeowners in Malibu and Pasadena who saw their neighborhoods burn in the Eaton and
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath met last week with leaders of the Entertainment Union Coalition to discuss challenges facing the region's film and television industry and
The first campaign finance disclosures of the 2026 election cycle are in, and they reveal early frontrunners across four Santa Monica races even as the field of hopefuls continues to
The city of Santa Monica has launched Santa Monica Renter Aid, a program offering one-time or short-term financial assistance and housing stabilization services to eligible renter households facing
The City Council and the Rent Control Board voted this week to pull back the most contested piece of a ballot measure headed for the November election, after city attorneys
