Business

Free repair cafe returns to Santa Monica on Sunday

Residents with a broken lamp, a torn jacket or a bike that won't shift can get it fixed for free on Sunday, when the Westside Repair Cafe holds

By Matthew Hall

/ 14 Nov 2026

Business

Daily Press marks 25 years as Santa Monica's paper of record

By Matthew Hall

/ 13 Nov 2026

Santa Monica Daily Press newsroom or office location in Santa Monica, California showing the independent local news organization's workspace

Community

Santa Monica College’s Thanksgiving tradition marks 10 years, seeks winter coats for students

By Maaz Alin

/ 12 Nov 2026

Santa Monica College students and community members gathered for the Giving Thanks(giving) celebration on the Main Campus Quad in Santa Monica, California.

Education

Measure ES fails, leaving council with $12 million school funding choice

By Matthew Hall

/ 11 Nov 2026

Measure ES fails, leaving council with $12 million school funding choice

Government & Politics

Santa Monica data scientist wins $10,000 Route 66 song contest

By Gabe Kaplan

/ 10 Nov 2026

Santa Monica officials and contest winners Bart Blackburn and Nate Morgan at BroadStage during Route 66 Centennial Song Contest presentation ceremony

Health

UCLA public health graduates lead veterans' health research at LA VA

By Maaz Alin

/ 9 Nov 2026

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers collaborating on veterans health research at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in Los Angeles

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Free repair cafe returns to Santa Monica on Sunday

Residents with a broken lamp, a torn jacket or a bike that won't shift can get it fixed for free on Sunday, when the Westside Repair Cafe holds

By Matthew Hall

/ 14 Nov 2026

Business

Daily Press marks 25 years as Santa Monica's paper of record

By Matthew Hall

/ 13 Nov 2026

Downtown Los Angeles urban planning panel discussion at Gensler, featuring city and business leaders discussing revitalization strategies and infrastructure investment

Business

Downtown LA’s Next Chapter: From Billion-Dollar Investments to a Street-Level Revival

By Michelle Edgar

/ 6 Nov 2026

Business

Apartment complex with its own Trader Joe's goes up for auction

By Matthew Hall

/ 6 Nov 2026

Interior of Bar Fortuna cocktail bar on Main Street in Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood, showing the marble bar counter and ambient lighting

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Ocean Park native's Main Street bar adds late-night hours

By Maaz Alin

/ 4 Nov 2026

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Santa Monica woman among eight charged in $177K public benefits fraud cases

A Santa Monica woman is accused of collecting more than $47,000 in public assistance over nearly four years. Prosecutors say she had investment accounts holding as much as $1

By Matthew Hall

/ 14 Nov 2026

Crime

Suspect in March fatal shooting near downtown Santa Monica taken into custody

By Matthew Hall

/ 14 Nov 2026

Crime

October murder-suicide leads weekly crime report

By Matthew Hall

/ 6 Nov 2026

Downtown Santa Monica storefront damaged by vandalism; Santa Monica Police Department crime investigation photo

Crime

Suspect charged with 11 counts of felony vandalism in downtown Santa Monica

By Maaz Alin

/ 5 Nov 2026

Wagmor Pets storefront or related imagery from Studio City rescue organization investigation

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Santa Monica woman’s six-year probe of Studio City ‘rescue’ preceded Los Angeles lawsuit

By Matthew Hall

/ 29 Oct 2026

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Santa Monica City Hall exterior, location of ongoing voting rights debate in Pico neighborhood

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Pico Neighborhood District Voting Lawsuit Ended?

A recent article by Matthew Hall published by Santa Monica Daily Press is headlined, "Judge Dismisses Landmark Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Santa Monica." The final sentence stated, "

By Guest Author

/ 13 Nov 2026

Street intersection at 7th and Navy in Santa Monica, California, scene of a hit-and-run involving a dog

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Crazy and Dangerous Drivers

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/ 13 Nov 2026

Nithya Raman at election night celebration at Greek Theater in Griffith Park, Los Angeles

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Mayor-elect Nithya Raman inherits a Los Angeles full of promise and burdened by challenges

By Cal Matters

/ 10 Nov 2026

Closed storefront with For Sale sign in Garberville, California showing economic hardship in small California community

Opinion

California can’t afford to keep Prop. 13 loopholes open when billions of dollars are on the line

By Cal Matters

/ 9 Nov 2026

Los Angeles County property tax deadline notification for Decline-in-Value Review applications

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Reminder: Decline-in-Value Review Deadline is November 30

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/ 6 Nov 2026

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With all but a handful of votes counted, Stewart and Smith will take seats on the Malibu City Council

Malibu voters have backed Councilmember Doug Stewart and newcomer Danny Smith for two City Council seats, but Smith's lead over incumbent Marianne Riggins is just 81 votes, according

By Matthew Hall

/ 10 Nov 2026

Santa Monica-Malibu school board meeting discussing Safe Routes to School policy for student pedestrian and bicycle safety

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Santa Monica-Malibu school board to vote on first Safe Routes to School policy

By Maaz Alin

/ 10 Nov 2026

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Santa Monica data scientist wins $10,000 Route 66 song contest

By Gabe Kaplan

/ 10 Nov 2026

Government & Politics

Horvath declares entry into 2028 race for County executive

By Matthew Hall

/ 9 Nov 2026

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In his words: Miller is an immigration hardliner and a bombastic critic of Democrats

By Associated Press

/ 7 Nov 2026

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Around Town: Holiday Festivals Abound!

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Día de los Muertos holiday takes over Promenade

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Seaworthy locals get taste of area’s best food offerings

The Santa Monica Pier turned into the yacht party of the fall on Sunday, as hundreds of locals took part in the Off The Hook Seafood Festival.

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Santa Monica woman among eight charged in $177K public benefits fraud cases

A Santa Monica woman is accused of collecting more than $47,000 in public assistance over nearly four years. Prosecutors say she had investment accounts holding as much as $1

By Matthew Hall

/ 14 Nov 2026

Building a pathway back to the Palisades

For families weighing a return to Pacific Palisades after a wildfire, the decision involves more than replacing a house. It means working out whether insurance proceeds and savings can cover

By Michelle Edgar

/ 14 Nov 2026

Pacific Palisades neighborhood street or reconstruction site related to post-wildfire rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles

Suspect in March fatal shooting near downtown Santa Monica taken into custody

A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting near Fourth Street and Olympic Drive in March has been taken into Santa Monica police custody after a transfer at Los

By Matthew Hall

/ 14 Nov 2026

Jennie Garth, top executives and award-winning trial attorney headline LA Times Studios Inspirational Women Summit in Santa Monica

Actress, entrepreneur and author Jennie Garth, Angel City Football Club CEO Amy Taylor, award-winning trial attorney Maro Burunsuzyan and beauty entrepreneurs Chriselle Lim and Sarah Gibson Tuttle were among

By Michelle Edgar

/ 14 Nov 2026

Jennie Garth speaking at podium during LA Times Studios Inspirational Women Forum at Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica

SMC Planetarium to host Telescope Nights through January

The Santa Monica College Planetarium will host a live, on-campus Telescope Night once a month in November, December and January. The events will be held from 6 to 8

By Maaz Alin

/ 13 Nov 2026

SMC Earth Sciences instructor demonstrates the 0.7 meter PlaneWave telescope at Santa Monica College Observatory on the roof of the Math and Science Building

Metro fills vacancies on taxpayer oversight committees

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced Nov. 10 that it has appointed four members to its taxpayer oversight committees for Measures M and R and Propositions A and

By Maaz Alin

/ 13 Nov 2026

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