U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced this week the creation of a task force to investigate possible fraud and corruption involving funds meant to combat homelessness across Southern California.
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All sense of survivors' guilt was fleeting for those residents whose homes remained standing after wildfires ripped through the Los Angeles area three months ago.
Many worried that smoke
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) approved its 2025–26 fiscal budget recently, defying the City of Santa Monica by rejecting a key funding provision and asserting its autonomy over how
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that
The Santa Monica Fire Department launched a new K-9 Peer Support Program this week designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of firefighters, city employees and community members.
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President Donald Trump's expansive new tariffs flips on its head a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers and is likely, economists say, to raise prices for Americans
More than 20 Los Angeles County Sheriff's stations will boycott the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay in protest of what they call the wrongful prosecution of Deputy
Due to an error at the print shop, page 15 of the March 28 Santa Monica Daily Press was omitted from the print edition. Stories impacted by the mistake will be reprinted in their entirety in the March 31 edition and the correct paper is available in digital form here.
The Santa Monica City Council will consider significant changes to both water rates and zoning regulations at its Tuesday meeting, with residents potentially facing substantial increases in their water bills
California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services, which could force Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers to reevaluate future coverage for
Santa Monica’s workers' compensation program saw a significant 29.5% increase in total liabilities during the 2023-24 fiscal year, largely driven by three catastrophic claims that accounted for
