"To reduce the impact of these temporary events on residential districts," certain conditions were proposed that "limit their extent and location," City officials said. The changes to the sign code ...

The pro-law enforcement Council majority argued that Prop 36, which is leading in the polls by a large margin, would reverse polices that have for a decade created a revolving door for those who ...

October 23, 2024 -- On Tuesday night, the City Council directed staff to take steps to reinforce the City's commitment to fighting hate and anti-Semitism. Much of the discussion focused on two letters ...

October 23, 2024 -- Tuesday night's City Council meeting quickly devolved into a political fracas as Councilmember Oscar de la Torre exchanged verbal blows with his most vocal critics two weeks before ...

SMPD detectives are "actively investigating" the assault that took place September 22 at 12:35 a.m. near the 1400 block of Alley 5 (5th Court), said Lt. Erika Aklufi, the Police Department ...

The suspect, Davon Durell Dean, 39, immediately fled the scene after shooting a female employee at the SMC Center for Media & ...

October 16, 2024 -- Santa Monica College (SMC) employee Felicia Hudson, who was shot Monday night by a co-worker at the ...

October 17, 2024 -- The political faction backing an incumbent-led slate for City Council erased a fundraising gap, while the candidates received the backing of two neighborhood groups this month.

In Kevin McKeown’s October 15th letter, he maliciously calls out Phil Brock and Oscar de la Torre for not supporting rent control. This cannot be further from truth. The truth is that since 2020, ...

Massetti Consulting LLC, a construction-related firm that has a five-year $20 million contract with the School District to manage the bonds, donated $10,000. If the bond is approved, property owners ...

Santa Monica for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) has long been a cornerstone of our city’s housing landscape. However, over the past several years, there has been a troubling shift in the organization’s ...