Your complete guide to Santa Monica's holiday celebrations, featuring family-friendly New Year's Eve events, special Christmas dining options at local restaurants, NYE parties, and festive activities across the Westside.
Google has launched an AI-powered digital archive of Route 66 history ahead of the highway's 2026 centennial. The interactive hub features 33 historic attractions across eight states, including special coverage of Santa Monica's endpoint.
Longtime Santa Monica resident Amnon Kabatchnik has released the latest volume in his award-winning series, 'Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery,' examining 79 crime-focused Broadway plays from 1900-1930.
The California Strategic Growth Council approved a $49.9 million grant for Santa Monica, with $35M funding the 1318 4th Street affordable housing development and $14.3M supporting sustainable transportation projects including electric buses and protected bike lanes.
City Manager Oliver Chi has appointed Darrick Jacob as Santa Monica's next chief of police. Jacob, who has served with SMPD since 2004 and as acting chief since August 2025, is the first internal candidate selected for the position in over 40 years.
NoScrubs, an AI-powered laundry delivery service promising 4-hour turnarounds, has launched in Santa Monica with $4.2M in funding. The service uses AI for quality control and partners with local laundromats to clean and fold clothes for less than $1 per day.
Santa Monica has published application and operational requirements for new cannabis retailers ahead of the January 26, 2026 application period. Applications will be processed first-come, first-served, with social equity provisions and a 4% cannabis business tax.
City Manager David White has announced Arminé Chaparyan will become the new director of the Community Development Department, bringing more than two decades of local government experience to a critical
Despite a time of sorrow for the Santa Monica area, the community still gathered together in remembrance and celebration of one of humanity’s greatest leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King
Another closure of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District campuses was announced for Friday, part of a trying week for the local education community.
SMMUSD schools in both Santa Monica and
At 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, the City of Santa Monica issued a new Evacuation Order due to the ongoing Palisades Fire.
The Evacuation Order is for areas of
Metro Los Angeles’ attempt to decrease crime and violent altercations on its rail lines will expand to the always-bustling Downtown Santa Monica station on Tuesday.
This week, Metro announced that
