In the last reported count for the seven days from April 13 to April 19, Santa Monica Animal Control officers picked up 6 dead sea lions, 4 dolphins, 6 pelicans, 2 loons and a gull. The numbers and ...

April 30, 2025 -- Santa Monica has been exempted from a State Assembly Bill that could have forced it to hold district elections while a voting rights lawsuit against the City winds its way through ...

Researchers attribute the sudden rise in rents in Santa Monica -- which saw rates drop -1.5 percent last year -- to the ...

Last year, the median Maximum Allowable Rent (MAR) rose by $58 to $1,853 for a rent control studio, by $86 to $2,295 for a ...

May 2, 2025 -- A small airplane meant to land at Santa Monica Airport made a bumpy but safe landing at Riviera Golf Course in Pacific Palisades early Friday afternoon. The three passengers on board ...

Anyone with information about the incident should call the SMC Police Department at 310-434-4300. Tipsters who prefer to ...

The Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) will open the doors of Fire Station 1 at 1337 7th Street from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fire officials announced Thursday. "Fire service day is a unique opportunity to ...

SB 607 is among a number of bills sponsored by Wiener to make it easier and faster to build housing, although it has more far-reaching implications. “For California to succeed as a state, we need to ...

The Clean and Healthy Existing Buildings Ordinance, or CHEBO, sets reduction targets for energy use and/or greenhouse gas reductions that must be met every five years, City officials said ...

April 28, 2025 -- The steep budget cuts LA County Supervisors made to homeless services over the past month will have little or no impact on the City, City officials said.

April 25, 2025 -- Santa Monica police next Friday will hold a DUI checkpoint after penalties for driving under the influence were enhanced under new State laws that took effect this year.

Under a plea agreement, King will pay $10 million in a personal money judgment of forfeiture when he is sentenced on September 9.