Priding itself on being a forward-thinking city, Santa Monica now has a leg up on the rest of the Western Hemisphere when it comes to the future of entrepreneurship.
Retail giants shed Downtown Santa Monica assets
Locally-based shopping mall behemoth Macerich Co. has defaulted on the $300 million mortgage loan it has for the Santa Monica Place, ultimately returning
A crop of smart and talented youth were able to get more insight into their professional ambitions this past week. On April 24, Santa Monica High School hosted the Samohi
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD), working with a multitude of partners, has announced the arrest of three of the six suspects involved in a March burglary of Ulta Beauty
Legislators may be off for spring recess, but debates about their bills are still happening outside committee rooms. One spicy intra-party exchange between Democratic Assemblymembers focuses on a measure about
Santa Monica’s local representative in Sacramento came to town recently to try to reassure local businesses that his new role overseeing efforts to fight retail theft would target a
A group of hammer-wielding thieves stole about $50,000 worth of merchandise from a local store last week in a smash-and-grab style robbery reminiscent of other retail thefts in the
‘Tis the season in Santa Monica, as the calendar flip to December has residents running out for holiday purchases and putting up their festive displays. Having fun during the holidays
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER / AP Economics Writer
Inflation is at a 40-year high. Stock prices are sinking. The Federal Reserve is making borrowing much costlier. And the economy actually shrank in the
Coming soon: Finishing touches are visible on the new Downtown Trader Joe’s. The new store is underneath the new development at 5th and Broadway but a bright mural and the store’s recognizable sign have been installed. The store is expected to open by the end of April.
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO / The Associated Press
Retail sales rose modestly in March, but higher prices for food, gasoline and other basics took a big share of consumers’ wallets.
Retail sales
