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August 11, 2025 -- Kick off Saturday mornings with a "breezy" group run that starts under the iconic Santa Monica Pier sign, ...
Council Takes Up Emergency Ordinance to Kick-start Housing Construction August 11, 2025 -- Despite local efforts to speed up housing development, building permits for only 181 units have been issued ...
August 7, 2025 -- The City of Santa Monica is seeking works from Los Angeles County artists to transform vacant storefronts in commercial corridors into "dynamic public art displays." Artists can ...
August 7,2025 -- In an effort to make a dent in Santa Monica's carbon footprint, the City Council is expected to accept a grant from the mass timber industry to explore shifting its construction ...
August 6, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday is poised to approve the balance of a $34.8 million loan to rehab a 76-year-old courtyard building in the Pico Neighborhood with 40 rent control units.
August 8, 2025 -- Reported encounters with coyotes have become more prevalent in Santa Monica, with the animals displaying more aggressive behavior, according to police. Over a two-week stretch last ...
The security breach took place on May 5, when the City's contracted vendor overseeing the Airport's Security Access Control System (SACS) "ceased operations without notice" after unexpectedly closing ...
August 5, 2025 -- Amid growing complaints from Santa Monica residents, traffic officers last month impounded 15 off-road electric vehicles driven illegally in public spaces, according to police. The ...
August 4, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to begin mediation with the family of a Black entrepreneur that claims his Civic Center property was taken by the City in the late 1950s ...