July 18, 2025 -- Steve Farzam, whose family owns the Shore Hotel in Santa Monica, has been charged with 28 criminal counts, including impersonating a firefighter during the Palisades Fire and ...

July 18, 2025 -- Nearly five years after the City Council rejected The Plaza mixed-use hotel project in the heart of Downtown, the City is actively seeking proposals to develop the 2.57-acre site.

The results of the conducted over three successive nights in February by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) found the homeless population had dropped 4 percent to 72,308 in LA County ...

Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131, enacted on June 30 as part of the 2025-26 State budget, will "deliver the most consequential housing and infrastructure reform in recent state history," Governor ...

July 17, 2025 -- On August 8, Santa Monica College (SMC) will give sky watchers a "sneak peek" at the school's new planetarium, which is set to open in late September, college officials announced this ...

July 14, 2025 -- Federal agents on Thursday arrested a resident of Santa Monica and Tehran at LAX for illegally exporting electronic equipment to Iran's government, according the U.S. Justice ...

July 10, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Police Department on Wednesday announced it has launched a "modern, userfocused" website to recruit new officers as vacancies reach a historic high.

July 16, 2025 -- Fentanyl overdose -- a leading killer among Santa Monica's homeless population -- saw a dramatic drop as a cause of death in Los Angeles County last year, according to a report ...

The Santa Monica attack took place on April 4, when Marbra allegedly assaulted a 52-year-old woman on the Strand bike path on ...

SB 79, which is backed by the City Council, was approved 9 to 1 by the Housing Committee on Thursday after clearing the Senate last month. It now heads to the Assembly Local Government Committee.