Santa Monica police will boost patrols starting this month in an effort to crack down on speeding drivers, officials announced Monday. The additional officers on patrol will be "looking for drivers ...

Santa Monica voters in November could be asked to increase the amount of rent a tenant must owe before being evicted for non-payment and allow them to move a family member into their units. Those ...

As Santa Monica ramps up its traffic enforcement efforts, two officers were recognized this month by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for their DUI arrests. Officer Jacqueline Frausto Ramirez was ...

Santa Monica will celebrate its beach roots this weekend as the “Pier 360” Beach Festival returns with two "action-packed" ...

A trailer bill Gov. Gavin Newsom could attach to the State budget would open up Santa Monica's coast to a burst of multi-family development by undoing an amended version of AB 1740. The amended ...

Three branches of the Santa Monica Public Library will expand to full hours starting Monday, July 6 after the City Council last fall approved funding. As part of the Realignment Plan, the Fairview ...

In an unprecedented move, the City Council on Tuesday voted to create a preferential parking zone to protect residents of a dead-end street from a masked, apparently mentally ill man. The zone -- ...

June 24, 2026 -- Former Mayor Sue Himmelrich -- a longtime champion of tenants rights who has helped spearhead two local tax measures for affordable housing -- is seeking a seat on Santa Monica's Rent ...

The Police Department continued to crack down on traffic violations issuing more than 150 citations in one week and addressing a half dozen significant incidents. During the week starting June 7, ...

Some 1,100 graduates attended SMC's 96th Commencement at Corsair field Tuesday, with many receiving more than one of the 13,264 degrees and certificates awarded by the college this year. The ...

The owner of a key entertainment venue on the Santa Monica Pier is threatening to sue the City -- and top officials in their individual capacities -- if a long-delayed lease is not approved this month ...

The Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC) credited "mounting opposition and outrage over our City's secret sponsorship" of the bill for forcing the City and Zbur "to back down and leave ...