Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will celebrate Independence Day by "lighting up the night sky with a dazzling ...

July 2, 2025 -- After a hot start to the year, rents in Santa Monica dropped for the second straight month in June, according ...

July 3, 2025 -- As Independence Day weekend approaches, two stretches of Santa Monica State Beach are under Public Health advisories due to high levels of bacteria.

Is arrested or convicted for a misdemeanor or felony committed in or on a vehicle, bus stop or light rail station "for acts involving violence, threats of violence, lewd or lascivious behavior, or ...

June 25, 2025 -- Police are asking the public's help finding two masked men caught on video breaking into a Santa Monica ...

The fiscal belt-tightening comes amid a "lingering economic Downturn," as the City faces "unprecedented legal liabilities" and labor negotiations with its 11 bargaining units, according to Interim ...

June 30, 2025 -- A homeless suspect has been charged with attempting to murder a Santa Monica police officer and two juveniles in two separate shooting incidents last week, the LA County District ...

At 1:43 p.m., the Police Department issued a statement asking the public to avoid the area near Santa Monica Place at 4th ...

Ongoing conversations with members of the community have found common ground on the "needs and priorities" of local seniors, according to Housing and Human Services officials.

By Jorge Casuso July 1, 2025 -- Santa Monica's local minimum wage will increase by 54 cents on Wednesday to $17.81 per hour, but a much larger hike for local hotel workers has been put on hold.

June 30, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday narrowly approved an austere biennial budget that hones in on public safety improvements largely funded with a tax hike approved by local voters in ...

Area residents, who recently have called for beefed up security on and around the pier, contend that the statistics fail to reflect the rising fear in the neighborhood. They note that the homicide of ...