Reigniting a heated debate, Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights (SMRR) last week called on the City Council to study the impacts of including affordable housing on Airport land. In a letter to ...

LAHSA recently missed a key federal audit deadline that represents one of the agency's most crucial oversight checks and was signaled out by the U.S. Government in a budget proposal that slashes ...

April 21, 2026 -- A Santa Monica Salvation Army captain was arrested this month in relation to an ongoing investigation "involving the possession of child sexual abuse material," according to police.

Launched upon Council approval in January, the program uses cameras mounted on seven City parking enforcement vehicles "to capture videos of illegal parking events in bike-only zones as evidence for ...

Santa Monica is posied to cash in on a series of upcoming regional and global events over the next three years, after the City Council last week greenlighted key license agreements. The proposed ...

April 20, 2026 -- Santa Monicans can get an inside look at what it's like to be a firefighter during Fire Service Day next month. The family-friendly open house will take place at Fire Station 1 ...

Councilmember Lana Negrete -- the lone voice on a dais dominated by Santa Monica's liberal establishment -- announced she is running for reelection in November. Negrete joins Mayor Caroline Torosis as ...

April 28, 2026 -- The Planning Commission is advising the City Council to take a targeted approach to a controversial new State law that allows large housing developments in residential areas near ...

After half a year of stalled negotiations, the Santa Monica Roadhouse lease that would bring live club music back to the Pier seems set for approval by the City Council Tuesday. The "negotiated lease" ...

Hosted by the Great Park Coalition, the picnic takes place from noon to 2:30 p.m. and offers free hot dogs, cold drinks and ...

The Santa Monica Analytical Real-Time Center (SMART Center), paid for with a competitive $6.125 million State grant, marks "a ...

A top Downtown official was found dead Tuesday along with his wife at a home in Venice in what police are investigating as a possible murder suicide, according to LAPD. Jeremy Ferguson, the Director ...