The median rent in Santa Monica rose 1.3 percent last month and now stands at $2,338 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,803 ...

December 3, 2024 -- Small businesses on Pico Boulevard can soon apply for matching grants from the City for everything from replacing old signs and awnings to installing new doors. Under the ...

The four Council winners also opposed Proposition 36, a statewide measure to toughen lenient policies for those who commit drug and retail related crimes that won with nearly two-thirds of the vote ( ...

December 2, 2024 -- A last ditch lobbying effort to settle the 8 1/2-year-old voting rights lawsuit against the City before a new council is sworn in has failed.

November 26, 2024 -- Santa Monica is among a number of California cities poised "to unleash a building boom" after pro-housing advocate swept all four open Council seats, according to California YIMBY ...

November 25, 2024 -- A Superior Court judge on Friday urged the parties in an 8 1/2 year old voting rights lawsuit to try and mediate the case, which won't go to trial for another year.

November 25, 2024 -- Following an anonymous tip, Santa Monica police this month arrested an Altadena man with a criminal history for the attempted murder of a homeless woman two months ago. The arrest ...

November 26, 2024 -- Santa Monica College students in need have until early Wednesday afternoon to pick up a Thanksgiving meal, as well as other groceries for the holidays. Organized by the Santa ...

November 19, 2024 -- It has been two weeks since the polls closed, and there have been no victory or concession speeches and few headlines announcing a clean sweep in the City Council race. For 14 ...

November 25, 2024 -- An 80-year-old driver was assaulted and robbed on Franklin Street Friday evening after his assailants' vehicle bumped his car, according to police and the victim's son. The ...