California’s unemployment agency is not answering 60% of the calls it receives for help as the overwhelmed department struggles to work through a backlog of more than 1 million pending claims ...

After much thought, the two of us have decided to withdraw from the race for Santa Monica City Council. We withdrew because it became clear that the best way to affect change in Santa Monica was to consolidate the number of candidates challenging the incumbents,

The True Story of Sherlock and Jackson” hit the shelves earlier this month and will help fund mentoring programs for local students in need of one-on-one learning support.

After weeks of around-the-clock planning for the start of distance learning, teachers and students woke up yesterday to a problem no one had prepared for — a nationwide Zoom outage.

During a conference held Monday, Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis detailed how the county’s data has shown positive trends since in-person dining experiences and other business services were forced to close,

Nearly 200 tents stand inches apart on the scorching gravel lots, many covered in blankets for an extra layer of relief from the desert sun. Outside, their occupants sit on hot ground or in folding chairs, nearby palm trees providing no shade. Despite 12 ...

The American Red Cross Los Angeles Region has announced that Joanne Nowlin has been named the new CEO of the...

Gia Kokotakis matter-of-factly announces her life plans in an old family video, the mere thought of which makes her chuckle....

Santa Monica’s Rent Control Board formed a subcommittee comprised of local commissioners who have been tasked with finding a replacement for the board’s general counsel.

Santa Monica NewsCity officials are proposing new rules governing rental units that would discourage or outright prevent landlords from offering leases of less than a year in length.

In the upcoming Presidential General Election, the program will expand to more than 300 secure and accessible boxes throughout the County, including Santa Monica. County officials are still conducting recruitment and selection for locations but the final ...

Despite safer-at-home orders, Westside beaches have remained packed with residents and tourists alike which has raised concerns of plastic pollution...

A day of book panels and signings with best-selling authors in the Young Adult world comes to Santa Monica this...

Usually in the NBA, a player starts to see his production and ability decline once he reaches the age of 30. Instead, J.J. Redick gets better. On Friday, the 30-year-old shooting guard set a new ...

New charges have been filed against a former University of Southern California campus gynecologist accused of sexually assaulting young women...

The Los Angeles Unified School District will launch an aggressive coronavirus testing and contact tracing program for all students, staff...

Last week, I wrote about the horrible traffic in Sunset Park and how it was most likely the number one contributor to air pollution in that neighborhood, Santa Monica Airport notwithstanding.

This “Santa Monica-based screenwriter” actually lives in Tarzana (in the Santa Monica Mountains…) so we had a good chuckle over a typical New York misapprehension about LA. But her novel’s no laughing matter; it’s an edge-of-your-seat thriller ...

The first locally-produced, hemp-based “milk” has hit the shelves of grocers throughout the Westside, and founders Drew Schwartz and Daniel...

The Santa Monica City Attorney's Office has obtained a $2 million court judgment against precious metals dealer Seacoast Coin, Inc.,...