Elias Brown, a conductor whose path to the podium began in Santa Monica's public school music classrooms, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Sir Georg Solti
As Pacific Palisades moves from disaster response into economic recovery, developer Rick Caruso says rebuilding will require more than reconstructing homes and reopening storefronts. It will require cities to compete
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes outdoor cinema at Tongva Park, the return of Dine LA, a Michelin-grilled BBQ
The Palisades Fire was a devastating tragedy for the community but the disaster sparked a sense of community among many residents that has grown into a full-fledged movement generating
More than 300 residents and civic leaders from across the state showed up on August 10 to defend California’s coastline from a threat of federal interference during a National
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town covers a car free Ocean Ave. Art Festival, citywide jazz festivals, beach house picnics, dessert
Following years of NIMBY driven project rejection at the local level, the development industry, academics and millennials, who’ve increasingly been shut out of the state’s housing market by
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes National Night Out, award-winning pancakes, beach concerts, and much more!
Annenberg Beach House
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
Unsheltered homelessness in Santa Monica dropped 18.1% in 2026, even as homelessness increased across most of the Los Angeles region, according to Point-in-Time Count data released Friday
Gospel singer Jubilant Sykes suffered 68 stab wounds and multiple broken bones before he died, according to a Los Angeles County medical examiner's autopsy report detailing the Grammy-
