Santa Monica PD arrested two individuals with burglary tools and a firearm after surveilling a suspicious vehicle.

A squirrel population that appears to be growing out of control is driving one famous Southern California beach community nuts. Dozens of fuzzy critters were seen running around Santa

A theory that oil companies should be held legally responsible for the effects of climate change has been circulating among California’s left-leaning organizations and their political allies for several years.

The Film Independent Spirit Awards, a cornerstone celebration of independent filmmaking, will move from its longtime Santa Monica home to the Hollywood Palladium for its 2026 ceremony, organizers announced Friday.

The Santa Monica City Council is poised to vote on an emergency ordinance establishing a permanent entertainment zone along the Third Street Promenade at its May 13 meeting, allowing for open container alcohol consumption in the popular shopping district seven days a week.

The squirrels may be cute, but they can cause serious environmental issues — and experts say humans aren’t helping.

Film Independent’s Spirit Awards, the industry’s highest-profile celebration of independent film, is leaving the beach in Santa Monica, where it has been held for decades, and relocating to the heart of Hollywood, specifically the Hollywood Palladium, for its 41st edition on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.

Street League Skateboarding Championship Tour kicked off in Coral Gables, Florida last week, and is set to head to Santa Monica.

On Saturday, May 10, letter carriers across the country will trade their familiar mailbags for grocery sacks as they take part in the 33rd annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the nation’s largest single-day food collection effort.

California’s economic output has surpassed $4 trillion a year and in doing so slipped past Japan to become, were it a nation, the globe’s fourth largest economy, surpassed only by the United States, China and Germany. The news was an opportunity for ...

“I grew up coming to Santa Monica, and Ocean Park has a charm that’s a little more laid back. The landlord [BXP] has been supportive throughout the process, which was huge.” "Swimming in the ...

Voltera expands its EV charging network with new light-duty fleet facilities in Santa Monica & across the US, adding 294 stalls and 28MW.

Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States, according to a new study. The paper,

Santa Monica police said the alleged sexual assault happened while the suspect worked at Select Physical Therapy.

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Santa Monica Library Presents: The Manzanar Baseball Project From J.A. to Shohei: During the 1940s, baseball was truly the National Pastime of America – even in the WWII concentration camps.

For students who lost everything in the Palisades fire, life has been disrupted in every way imaginable but many have found strength and resilience through the support of their communities. “I lost everything,

Rossana Valverde’s Pasadena home of 35 years is still standing after Los Angeles County’s devastating January fires — but more than 100 days later, she and her husband still can’t move back in. That’s because they’re waiting for their insurer,

Once upon a time, Hollywood wasn’t just a neighborhood. It was the beating heart of film and television production in North America. But over the last two decades, the bright lights of Los Angeles have dimmed.

Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas assigned his members an “urgent” task: Make California cheaper to live in. “Californians are deeply anxious. They are anxious about our state’s cost of living,” he told his colleagues in the wake of an election where concerns about the economy were top of mind for voters.