March 4, 2026 -- The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is "conducting additional patrols" in select locations as the war in Iran escalates, officials announced Monday.

March 4, 2026 -- The City Council on Tuesday is expected to appoint Juliana Baldwin as Santa Monica's second Poet Laureate. Baldwin is "an accomplished poet and community arts advocate whose work ...

March 3, 2026 -- A Sunset Park motel City officials say has long been a "hotbed" for drugs and other illegal activities will be permanently shut down under a settlement approved by the City Council ...

Last July, the pro-housing City Council voted 6 to 1 to move ahead with a plan to convert the Airport land into a "Great Park" that excludes, and does not immediately study, housing ( "Council ...

March 2, 2026 -- Santa Monica is celebrating Women's History Month in March with a series of events that include an indigenous jazz ensemble and a candid discussion with the women who have served as ...

Luke Cain, a real estate agent Downtown, told the Council that the high wastewater fees -- which total $70,000 for a restaurant with 50 seats -- threaten to dampen a new-found sense of optimism.

February 27, 2026 -- Santa Monica has added a new artwork to its municipal Art Bank collection through a special partnership between the City and the Frieze Los Angeles art fair, officials announced ...

Applications for the program are due by March 16. Participants must be 18 or older, and a separate, one-day Youth Civic Leadership Day will be offered at a later date. The program is "seeking a broad ...

February 27, 2026 -- LA County on Wednesday informed the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) it would conduct an "evaluation and review" of its finances and operations starting next week.

August 6-- A Pico neighborhood motel owner has been arrested and charged with pimping following a police sting on his motel on the night of Wednesday July 30, police officials said. The man, Maurice ...