Santa Monica officials and coastal advocates scrambled this week to organize opposition to what they described as an extraordinary move by Gov. Gavin Newsom to exempt all multi-unit housing
A Santa Monica police officer applied a tourniquet to an injured employee after an armed robbery at a smoke shop on Lincoln Boulevard Wednesday morning.
Officers responded at approximately 8:
The Santa Monica Rent Control Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a package of proposed tenant-protection amendments to the city's rent control charter, including a
Santa Monicans had multiple chances to partake in music last weekend with the Soulstice concerts along Main Street and Make Music Day in local parks. The events were held on
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is moving ahead with a natural grass field pilot at Franklin Elementary School and signaled support for a moratorium on new synthetic turf
A free, 21-and-over soccer fan destination has taken over the Santa Monica Pier through Wednesday, offering World Cup watch parties, celebrity appearances and a unique entry mechanic that
The Santa Monica Rent Control Board will hold a public hearing Wednesday on a package of proposed tenant-protection amendments to the city's rent control charter, including a
The operator of a restaurant slated to occupy the former Rusty's Surf Ranch space at Santa Monica Pier has sent the city a formal legal notice threatening litigation
Lula Cocina Mexicana, a Main Street fixture known for regional Mexican cooking and its margaritas, will celebrate 35 years in business with a community fiesta on July 1.
The anniversary
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pizzeria officially opened on Saturday with lines up and down the block and an appearance by the turtles themselves.
The Santa Monica location is one
A group of accountants who moonlighted as dreamers officially opened Dragon Alley Coffee on Tuesday at 312 Santa Monica Blvd., the latest business to debut along the Third Street Promenade
A Santa Monica police officer applied a tourniquet to an injured employee after an armed robbery at a smoke shop on Lincoln Boulevard Wednesday morning.
Officers responded at approximately 8:
The Santa Monica Police Department safely resolved an incident at Santa Monica Place on Monday involving an individual experiencing a mental health crisis, taking the person into custody without injury.
A residential burglary was reported in the 1200 block of 19th Street after a suspect entered an occupied Santa Monica home through a rear window and stole approximately $2,300
Santa Monica police arrested a perennial political candidate this week on grand theft charges following an investigation into thefts from a shared residence, authorities said.
Detectives arrested Zoë Muntaner, a
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes SO MANY Soulstice, World Cup, Juneteenth & Father's Day Events, and much
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes World Cup activations, the Hollywood on the Coast Food Fest, Pride on the Promenade,
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In the eight decades since the end of World War II, 11 men have
There are so many fashion trends to keep track of, you may or may not have heard that the Democratic senate candidate in Maine, Graham Platner, has a tattoo of
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A few years back, in one of our many conversations for the biography I
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The Trump administration is renewing its push to change the way it funds homeless
Santa Monica officials and coastal advocates scrambled this week to organize opposition to what they described as an extraordinary move by Gov. Gavin Newsom to exempt all multi-unit housing
Los Angeles County has released a 60-day interim report estimating that about 2,495 local positions could be exposed to workforce impacts if Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition
The Malibu City Council pushed back on a proposed agreement with state water regulators on June 8, directing staff to redraw a wastewater map so that some longtime Civic Center-
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept an annual report on the city's job vacancies and recruitment efforts, satisfying a state requirement that local governments publicly account
SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the massive Pier 360 Beach Festival, a late-night Pride dip at the Beach
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The Trump administration is renewing its push to change the way it funds homeless
The Santa Monica Pacific Palisades Lions Club meeting this June was what we call a working meeting. Members assessed the success of our Comedy Night fundraiser and discussed bringing it
The Santa Monica Police Department safely resolved an incident at Santa Monica Place on Monday involving an individual experiencing a mental health crisis, taking the person into custody without injury.
When’s the last time you turned to elected leaders for moral clarity? Polling shows those in Washington are considered only slightly more trustworthy than telemarketers. That makes what happened
Los Angeles County has released a 60-day interim report estimating that about 2,495 local positions could be exposed to workforce impacts if Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition