The Bergamot Station Arts Center, 4th/5th/Arizona and Downtown Parking Structure 1 are the last of five City owned sites designated as "surplus land" to build 1,880 affordable units.

The City's partnership with Frieze began in 2023 when the art fair moved Santa Monica Airport. The City's first acquisition ...

Santa Monica Beach ranked 18th among the "Best of the Best" U.S. Beaches, falling from the 7th spot it held last year, after ...

"We do not use City resources to investigate, apprehend, detain, or register individuals whose sole offense is being here without legal status," Negrete wrote.

February 26, 2025 -- A Santa Monica landlord and her son must pay a total of $450,000 to settle separate tenant harassment cases filed by the City and the defendants who lived in a rent-controlled ...

February 20, 2025 -- Three suspects with "extensive criminal histories" have been arrested for two stabbings, one of them ...

The item notes that West Hollywood and Culver City have individual contribution limits of $1,000, with Culver City's limit rising to $1,120 in last year's race due to the cost of living increase.

In a 6 to 1 vote, the Council directed City staff to explore raising the individual contribution cap for candidate-controlled campaigns from $410 to $1,500 and explore the caps in comparable cities.

February 28, 2025 -- The 2025 LA County homeless count, which concluded Friday, saw a drop in volunteers but encountered few technical glitches, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) ...

February 21, 2025 -- Three burglaries were reported in Santa Monica over seven days this month, while police arrested seven repeat offenders who had warrants or were in violation of parole. The ...

February 25, 2025 -- The Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica donated $100,000 to the local Salvation Army last Wednesday to aid relief efforts for the wildfires that burned across the LA region last month.