Local educational leaders will have a lengthy agenda to address on Thursday, taking some items off the calendar as 2024 comes to a close. That night, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education will be taking on all manner of construction and monetary updates,

MEHTA MASTERS SCHOENBERG - courtesy photo POLKAS AND… AC/DC? I haven’t been able to confirm one way or another, but the day of the traditional presidential pardon of the two Thanksgiving turkeys Peach and Blossom,

Speed limit reductions on Neilson Way are now in place having dropped 5 miles per hour, from 30 to 25, as part of a series of reductions made around Santa Monica after a survey was completed earlier this year.

California will appeal a judge's decision to reject a state lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington Beach to require voter identification at the polls, officials said Thursday. State officials said they plan to continue to fight over the measure — passed by voters in March in the coastal city of 200,

We know how legislatures work: lawmakers introduce bills, debate on them and vote yes or no. Right? Not exactly. Of the 2,403 bills that died in the recent two-year session, CalMatters’ Digital Democracy data found just 25 failed because a majority of lawmakers voted “no.

With STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) careers expected to expand rapidly over the next decade, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) students have become prepped in the scientific realm with the help of a local organization.

In what will be an emotional evening for many, this will be the last time Mayor Phil Brock and Councilmembers Gleam Davis, Christine Parra and Oscar de la Torre will be sitting on that side of the dais.

Discover the latest progress reports from the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education on maintenance and fundraising efforts.

The Third Street Promenade’s newest tenant has taken its shot at bringing entertainment to the shopping district, with early reactions sounding like the response to a hole-in-one on the golf course. On December 6,

Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school's library watched as the blaze intensified and the sky turned deep red.

Weather conditions were forecast to improve in Southern California, aiding firefighters in their battle against a wind-driven wildfire that has forced up to 20,000 people, including Cher, Dick Van Dyke and his wife,

Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead. Federal and state water agencies post initial,

After three-plus years serving as Santa Monica’s City Manager, David White will be stepping down from the role in February,

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. US District Judge ...

Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was ...

TIS THE SEASON Santa Monica’s annual ‘tis the season magazine is out now! Check out some of the best local places to shop, dine and enjoy this holiday season!

Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. US President-elect Donald Trump has talked up his own role helping get the games for LA in 2017,

The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement,

By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo Associated Press The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its “rape club” women’s prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse,

I’ve been actively avoiding writing about the election. Partly, because I’ve also been avoiding thinking about it. I spent election night at the residence of the Consul General of Finland. No, I don’t usually observe American elections with Nordic nationals,