The Santa Monica Democratic Club Wednesday night overwhelmingly voted to recommend creating a "Great Park" on Airport land when it closes at the end of 2028, while excluding housing on the site. More ...

Ongoing conversations with members of the community have found common ground on the "needs and priorities" of local seniors, according to Housing and Human Services officials.

June 25, 2025 -- Police are asking the public's help finding two masked men caught on video breaking into a Santa Monica ...

June 25, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has released an image of the shooting suspect who remains at large ...

At 1:43 p.m., the Police Department issued a statement asking the public to avoid the area near Santa Monica Place at 4th Street and Colorado "to allow emergency personnel to respond safely and ...

June 25, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is actively searching for a suspect in a Downtown shooting incident early Wednesday afternoon that injured an officer, department officials ...

On Wednesday evening, members of the Santa Monica Democratic Club will vote on a recommendation for the 192 acres of open land slated to be converted into a "great park" when the airport closes at the ...

Tuesday's scheduled votes include one appointment to the influential Planning Commission, four to the Housing Commission, one to the Library Board and two each to the Landmarks Commission, ...

The fiscal belt-tightening comes amid a "lingering economic Downturn," as the City faces "unprecedented legal liabilities" and labor negotiations with its 11 bargaining units, according to Interim ...

The banned items covered in the initial ordinance were wooden sticks, pipes, bats, aerosol spray, projectile launchers, chains, blades, glass bottles, metal containers, torches, bricks and rocks, gas ...

June 24, 2025 -- Santa Monica police are investigating the "targeted" shooting of two juveniles inside an autonomous rideshare vehicle in Downtown late Sunday night. The two victims sustained ...

Meanwhile, the number of domestic visitors fell by 33 percent, from 3.52 million in 2023 to 2.36 million last year, and the ...