In last week’s meeting, councilmembers voted unanimously 7-0 to extend the local emergency status of the current homeless crisis for another 12 months. Analysis and discussion of this contentious issue was kept to a minimum as efforts were being made to reduce the length of the meeting since two and a half hours of public

A local performer known for his unpermitted acts on the Santa Monica Pier brazenly stole a guitar from the Santa Monica Music Center today, caught on security cameras. Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. The theft occurred ...

A Santa Monica landlord is facing multiple tenant harassment lawsuits over alleged mistreatment of renters in the Pico neighborhood.

The 18th Street Arts Center opened its vast space this past weekend to dozens of artists showcasing their unique works

The California Senate approved a bipartisan package of 15 bills Wednesday that would increase penalties for organized crime rings, expand drug court programs and close a legal loophole to make it easier to prosecute auto thefts.

The continual progression towards a socially just curriculum within Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) was recently examined at a meeting of the SMMUSD Board of Education, giving time for board members to reflect on school successes and continued challenges moving forward.

Last week’s City Council meeting was dominated by the Israel-Gaza resolution drawing over two and a half hours of public comment

I feel strongly that we have to live within our means.” Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. However, the fine print of Newsom’s budget contains several indirect tax increases on businesses – mostly by reducing offsets ...

The second victim in the brutal Venice Canal attacks was declared brain dead on Monday afternoon, according to close family friends. The out-of-state mother of two adult children had recently been transferred from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center to a facility in Van Nuys after spending nearly six weeks at the hospital’s Neurocritical Care Center.

Locals took advantage of a sunny Sunday on Main Street by traversing the neighborhood’s vast collection of eateries and bars. At the ninth annual “MAINopoly: The Taste of Main Street” event, over 20 Main Street locations hosted samplings of their best food and drinks,

Kids across Santa Monica will soon be out of the classroom and jump into a summer of infinite possibilities. For a few select months, these children can turn from mere students to avid adventurers, amateur scientists and advanced athletes.

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Businesses: The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed a new business to Ocean Avenue and embraced another location’s rebranding on Lincoln Blvd. On May 15, the Chamber and other local guests were serenaded with a live band and imbibed in an outdoor bar setting for the rebranding of the Santa Monica Hotel at 2102

Financial support for the nearly 6 million students in California’s public schools is not only the largest chunk of the state budget, but for the past half-century it has been its most contentious element.

The Vikings run towards a CIF championship came up three runs short, ending the team’s most successful season in over a decade.

EVENTS: It was a busy weekend in Santa Monica with a wealth of events for locals including the Kidical Mass bike ride, the preservation awards presented by the Santa Monica Conservancy and the always popular sidewalk sale on Montana Ave.

More than 1,500 graduate students, teaching assistants and researchers are expected to walk off the job at UC Santa Cruz today, launching the first labor strike over the University of California’s response to pro-Palestinian protests in the past month.

The Santa Monica Education Foundation Board of Directors has completed a nationwide search for the organization’s next Executive Director with the appointment of longtime nonprofit professional and education leader Raymur Flinn to the role.

California’s budget crunch is forcing the Legislature to scale back its agenda this session, with bills to legalize psychedelic therapy, offer reparations to the descendants of enslaved people, and require more transparency around who is paying for lawmakers’ sponsored travel among the early carnage.

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