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 ...

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 ...

In addition to boosting police personnel, the final budget proposal includes $100,000 in additional funding to make security upgrades at the Main Library, Miles Playhouse and Camera Obscura. The ...

June 20, 2025 -- Santa Monica on Saturday will join more than 2,000 cities around the world in a unique music celebration that originated in France in 1982. Five free outdoor concerts that invite ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

June 18, 2025 -- Santa Monica may not be hosting beach volleyball during the 2028 Summer Olympics, but it could cash in and get plenty of global attention as a satellite hub for the games.

In Santa Monica, City Hall and other public facilities will close on Thursday, June 19, and municipal services will be scaled back or suspended. In addition to City Hall, the Santa Monica Public ...