June 18, 2025 -- Santa Monica may not be hosting beach volleyball during the 2028 Summer Olympics, but it could cash in and get plenty of global attention as a satellite hub for the games.

In Santa Monica, City Hall and other public facilities will close on Thursday, June 19, and municipal services will be scaled back or suspended. In addition to City Hall, the Santa Monica Public ...

June 17, 2025 -- A Long Beach man is facing felony charges after he dragged an elderly woman into a Downtown alley on the ...

“The Entertainment Zone is part of a bigger picture -- reimagining the Promenade not just as a place to shop or dine, but as a shared space where people can connect, relax and enjoy the energy of ...

Dr. Salvador Plasencia, a.k.a. “Dr. P,” faces up to 40 years in prison after a plea agreement filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, according to USA TODAY, which ...

June 16, 2025 -- More than ten Santa Monica City departments can now make an estimated $3 million in annual transactions through government credit cards under a newly launched E-Commerce platform that ...

Meanwhile, the number of domestic visitors fell by 33 percent, from 3.52 million in 2023 to 2.36 million last year, and the ...

Catching up on the Mail SMRR and the Ocean Park Community Center -- OPCC -- are plotting to establish another shelter in the Pico Neighborhood. A few years ago OPCC established a 55- bed homeless ...

Part I crimes -- which include larceny, homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, grand theft auto (GTA) and arson -- decreased last year by 2 percent, from 4,917 incidents in 2023 to ...

The spree of looting and violence that rocked the city five years ago made Santa Monica a focal point during nationwide protests spurred by the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer ...

June 12, 2025 -- Beach Boys leader and composer Brian Wilson, a supreme genius of popular music whose death was announced by his family Wednesday, had long ties to Santa Monica.

In a 5 to 2 vote, the Council approved Transportation staff's recommendation that the program kick in with the westbound bus-only lane on Broadway from 5th Street to Ocean Avenue, where signage and ...