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 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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Southern California's signature open streets festival -- will return after a six-year hiatus to celebrate the World Cup final match between Argentina and Spain on Sunday. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Coast ...

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

The Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) last week awarded more than $31,000 in scholarships to ten high school juniors and graduating seniors, most of them from the Pico Neighborhood. The ...