Applications are now open for a financial aid program that provides one-time payments for vulnerable renters "experiencing a temporary housing crisis," City officials announced Wednesday. Under the ...

The suspect in a road rage shooting in Santa Monica on July 3 was arrested Tuesday after a televised high-speed chase on two major freeways that reached speeds of up to 100 mph. SMPD investigators ...

Santa Monica police are seeking the public's help finding a 93-year-old woman with dementia who was last seen in the Downtown ...

Santa Monica police detectives are investigating a fatal shooting near the Pier shortly after midnight Sunday as the suspect or suspects remain at large. The shooting appears to have stemmed from a ...

The road that provides access to the south side of the Pier parking lot will be closed next week as the City replaces the 90-year-old Pier bridge, City officials announced Monday. The closure of ...

Fifteen potential candidates pulled papers to run for three open City Council seats during the first week of the nominating period that kicked off Monday. The candidates included incumbents Caroline ...

As a result, the Club endorsed only three candidates -- incumbent Alicia Mignano, with 207 votes; Robbie Staenberg, with 192 votes, and incumbent Stacy Rouse, with 179 votes.

State wildlife officials arrested six lobster poachers on the Santa Monica Pier Tuesday and seized 34 lobsters as evidence, ...

Santa Monica will launch its first major music festival on the beach in September, 13 years after the Twilight Dance Concert series brought major musical acts -- and enormous crowds -- to the Santa ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated that one third of RAND Corporation's local workforce has been laid off. Of the 800 local employees, 73 have were laid off. October 24, 2025 -- ...

July 9, 2026 -- Santa Monica's quaint and iconic Camera Obscura building in Palisades Park will get a major makeover for the 2028 Summer Olympics as part of the City's efforts to cash in on major ...

The Santa Monica Democratic Club won't make endorsements in the upcoming City Council race the ten candidates seeking the powerful group's backing failed to reach the 55 percent vote threshold ...