May 5, 2025 -- LA County Public Health has launched vending machines at three Community Health Stations in Santa Monica that dispense "lifesaving products," including Fentanyl test strips and condoms, ...

May 5, 2025 -- Police last month made 9 arrests during a one-day Retail Theft operation Downtown that cracked down on shoplifting, which has been driving up Santa Monica's annual crime rate.

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 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.

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