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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 ...
There is no application fee, and the licensing fee for selected artworks will be $1,500 per design. The City aims to choose 2 ...
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 ...
The transition from concrete construction to mass timber -- which is an engineered wood product -- would help the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions by an additional 26 percent by 2030 ("City ...
August 1, 2025 -- Rents in Santa Monica declined for the third straight month in July, reflecting a nationwide trend that has seen a sluggish market during the normally active peak moving season, ...
The Santa Monica Coalition, an activist group of property owners, is drumming up support to dismantle Downtown Santa Monica Inc. by dissolving the area's Property-Based Assessment District (PBAD), ...
August 6, 2025 -- The new school year is around the corner, and the City is revving up to help students get to school safely, including unveiling new pedestrian improvements around six District ...