Former Santa Monica mayor Denny Zane retired this month after nearly two decades heading Move LA, the non-profit behind countywide ballot measures that are generating nearly $4 billion a year from tax ...

July 24, 2026 -- Five Santa Monica College (SMC) students have been selected to receive the highly competitive Space Camp Scholarship awarded by the Proctor Foundation for Art and Science. Selected ...

July 23, 2026 -- A 16-year-old male from Las Vegas has turned himself in to police for the fatal shooting that took place near the Pier shortly after midnight Sunday, police officials said Thursday.

July 23, 2026 -- U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents on Thursday morning took a man into custody who was released by Santa Monica police after being arrested on suspicion of vehicle ...

July 22, 2026 -- 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 ...

July 22, 2026 -- 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.

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 ...