Split Council votes 4-3 to participate in litigation over new ‘zero bail’ system:
A contentious closed session during an Oct. 10 meeting of Santa Monica City Council concluded with a
Last week’s stories in Santa Monica include the City Council joining a lawsuit over a new bail system, the school district stepping aside from a Civic Proposal, a bomb threat evacuation at the Santa Monica Pier, and students participating in an earthquake preparedness drill. Other stories include a
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has already been tested this week, and a Thursday morning exercise continued to keep officers on their toes.
After the Santa Monica Pier was
While the Council fell into several rabbit holes related to public safety, the discussion resulted in little to no new action funding the local police department
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is asking for a new law specifically targeting catalytic converter theft as officials said the lack of specific prohibitions targeting the thefts are preventing
The assumption that police reform and crime reduction are antithetical ideas – is baked into the national debate over the role and oversight of police.
JANIE HAR and CLAUDIA LAUER
Associated Press
The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots last week after supervisors approved limited use of
The labor organization that represents Santa Monica’s sworn police deputies is threatening the City with a lawsuit over what it characterizes as “the lack of commitment to public service
Santa Monica resident Marlon Bonds was killed by Rancho Cucamonga police on Sept. 24 after he drove his car into an officer and then approached him with a knife.
According
