The School Board last month voted to temporarily install a natural grass field at Franklin Elementary and expressed support for a moratorium on new synthetic turf fields at elementary school campuses.

Santa Monica will celebrate the nation's 250th birthday this weekend with a parade, Ferris Wheel light shows and the closure of numerous City facilities. The local festivities kick off tonight with a ...

A last-minute bill to add mixed-use housing projects along Santa Monica's coast didn't make it into the State's new budget but could return in August, a State environmental leader warned Tuesday.

The World Cup is helping kick-start Santa Monica's lagging economy and tonight's Watch Party on the Promenade for Team USA's knockout match could draw record crowds. The free event on the 1300 block ...

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 ...

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" ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

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, ...