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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The City Manager will oversee an annual budget of $765 million and an executive team that includes an Assistant City Manager, a Deputy City Manager and eleven department directors.

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.

The Senate Housing Committee voted 4 to 3 to reject SB 677, a bill sponsored by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) to streamline a housing law he sponsored allowing duplexes to be built on single-family ...

April 28, 2025 -- Pacific Park's iconic solar-powered Ferris Wheel on the Pier will join other iconic LA landmarks that will glow a brilliant blue on Tuesday in honor of World Wish Day. The global ...