• Deli King passes away

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Longtime restaurateur Maurice Solomon, known locally as the Deli King for his decades of service at Fromin’s Deli, has died from cancer. Solomon died at age 81.
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  • Firefighters move into new Fire Station 1

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Santa Monica firefighters will have a new, seismically safe, home this week. The newly constructed Fire Station 1 is now operational at 1337 7th Street. The new station replaces SMFD’s first and oldest station located just down the street. The community ...
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  • archivemaria loya

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The city of Santa Monica filed a reply brief Tuesday asking the California Court of Appeals to overturn a trial...
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  • archivedennis downs

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Bill Walker has been hired as Santa Monica's new fire chief, according to a statement released by the City on...
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  • archivehanna hone

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Santa Monica resident Hanna Hone, 21, has been selected to receive an ICMA-RC Public Employee Memorial Scholarship (ICMA-RC Memorial Scholarship). The ICMA-RC Memorial Scholarship Fund Board of ...
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  • archivecarsten preisz

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    LA MARATHON LLC, host of the Santa Monica Classic, named the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation (SMMEF) as the Official Charity Partner of the annual 5K/10K event, held on Sunday ...
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  • Santa Monica Establishes 15-Member Public Safety Reform Advisory Committee

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Interim City Manager Lane Dilg has announced the selection of 15 members of Santa Monica’s Public Safety Reform Advisory Committee. The committee is made up of individuals who are residents of or have a close working knowledge of Santa Monica.
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  • archivePublic Safety Reform Advisory Committee

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Interim City Manager Lane Dilg has announced the selection of 15 members of Santa Monica’s Public Safety Reform Advisory Committee....
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  • Burger King employees protest after coworker dies

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    An employee of a local restaurant has died after exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms and coworkers have filed a complaint with state and county regulators over safety protocols at the location.
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  • Laughing Matters – Second Banana, First Class Mensch

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Laughing Matters column SMDP
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  • archivemiss santa monica

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The new Miss Santa Monica USA Carolina Urrea and Miss Santa Monica Teen USA Athenna Crosby were crowned at the...
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  • City wins voting rights appeal

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    The City of Santa Monica has won its appeal in the voting rights case that could have upended local elections. Under the ruling issued Thursday, Santa Monica’s at-large election system was affirmed and the city will not be forced to move to a district based system.
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  • Noteworthy – DYLAN ROARS BACK, QUIETLY

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    At the bottom of last week’s NOTEWORTHY column was, “The reason I started off noting that I had retired as a record reviewer, was that I had half a mind to report on the new Dylan double album, ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways.
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  • Arrests for Patagonia looting

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    On July 3, Santa Monica Police Department Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit and officers from the Crime Impact Team served multiple search and arrests warrants at different locations in Los Angeles County related to the damage and looting of ...
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  • Candidate Nomination Period Begins July 13

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Santa Monica’s election season begins next week with the opening of the candidate nomination period: Monday, July 13 through Friday, August 7. The open seats for elected office are: City Council: four full-term and one partial-term seats. Rent Control ...
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  • Ed Foundation navigates a new landscape

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    For nearly 30 years, the Santa Monica Education Foundation has funded programs in local schools, but the recent Covid-19 outbreak and safer-at-home orders have had quite an effect on the longtime 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. During a quarterly update ...
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  • FBI serves arrest warrant at downtown building

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Multiple witnesses reported seeing FBI agents on the 1000 block of 4th street at about 10 a.m. The Los Angeles Bureau confirmed that agents were in Santa Monica with a court authorized arrest warrant but no additional details were provided as the investigation remains sealed.
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  • 117 applications for vacant council seat

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    More than 80 people have applied to be an interim council member following the unexpected resignation of Councilman Greg Morena last month.
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  • Santa Monica launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program applications

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    In an effort to provide assistance to local residents who have experienced a loss of income or increase in expenses due to the pandemic, the City of Santa Monica is now accepting applications for the recently launched COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
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  • Curious City – RIGHT HERE IN BAY CITY

    Santa Monica Daily Press
    Way, way too many. And if you think that doesn’t apply in Santa Monica, you may be fooling yourself. (More on this later.) That’s not to say all cops are bad, or even most. But look at what we’ve learned from the horrifying number of police killings ...
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