October 17 -- For the first time ever, Santa Monica – known for its ardent protection of renters’ rights – will put a cap on how much local landlords must pay tenants moved from their units for less ...

April 16-- Police are asking victims of a recent rash of burglaries that took place across Santa Monica last month to help them identify stolen items recovered after a suspect was arrested earlier ...

April 8-- Santa Monica residents and businesses have been given a great opportunity to weigh in on the future of Santa Monica Place, but it's unclear whether the process will result in a plan with ...

March 28,2025 -- City Hall and other public facilities will close on Monday, municipal services will be scaled back or suspended and City programs will be canceled as Santa Monica commemorates Cesar ...

October 5-- The Planning Commission Thursday sent an urgent letter asking the City Council to engage in more discussion before killing 23 mature ficus trees and relocating another 21 from the heart of ...

March 28, 2025 -- The family of a Black entrepreneur that claims his Civic Center property was taken by the City in the late 1950s is not entitled to the land, City officials have determined. The City ...

March 27, 2025 -- The City Council this week took a major, but quiet, step in the decades-long effort to resurrect the shuttered Civic Auditorium as a regional cultural venue.

March 27, 2025 -- Santa Monica rents rose for the third straight month in March and have now increased by 3.2 percent over the past 12 months, according to Apartment List's monthly report released ...

March 27, 2025 -- The Santa Monica College (SMC) next month will release the Spring 2025 issue of its literary review featuring the work of familiar West Coast writers tackling intimate topics. To ...

The decision comes as the City Attorneys Office filed a lawsuit in State Superior Court last May claiming the motel has been a "hotbed for drug activity" and other illegal behavior that have tormented ...