This is the first installment in a new monthly column on the city’s economic opportunity and growth initiatives.I’ I’ve made it through my first three months in this beautiful city.

But recent developments suggest the Santa Monica site may now be caught in a broader corporate shakeup as Sonder Holdings Inc works through financial struggles and operational downsizing.

After a decade on the east side of Los Angeles, acclaimed chef Zach Pollack has returned to his Westside roots with Cosetta, a casual Italian restaurant focused on hospitality, high-quality ingredients and community-friendly design.

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 ...

Turf debate heats up in Santa Monica as district, parents clash over artificial grass May 14, 2025 Gov. Newsom pushes for more camping bans but local rules already surpass state proposals

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,

Buy the moment you see it announced. Or weep in the cold darkness. Thurs, Fri, Sat, 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., McCabe’s, Santa Monica, $90. Tonight - CELSO SALIM & DARRYL CARRIERE – With Brazilian ...

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.

Rite Aid customers can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months, as the struggling drugstore chain goes through another bankruptcy filing. The Rite Aid at 1331 Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica is closed in May,

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,

Venice celebrated Cinco de Mayo a few days early this year with the annual parade on May 3. Despite some unexpectedly wet weather, the streets were packed for the annual parade along Lincoln. Photos by Ross Furukawa.

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.

Main Street in Santa Monica will take on a playful new look this Memorial Day weekend as the 10th annual MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street returns Sunday, May 25. The food-focused, family-friendly ...

Santa Monica police have arrested a 28-year-old physical therapist on charges of sexual battery following an incident at a local therapy center. Fernando A. Salazar was arrested on April 17 by ...

The City of Santa Monica is spending thousands of dollars to repeatedly unclog a beachfront toilet that residents say is being consistently vandalized. The bathrooms near Tower 26 should be in ...

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a home invasion robbery in Santa Monica where approximately $56,000 in jewelry was stolen. Craig Anthony Richey, 58, was apprehended in Los ...

Affording a home is no easy feat in California, where houses cost twice the national average. And for a lucky few, a state program aiming to help first-time homebuyers has reduced this American rite to a matter of winning a lottery.

Rebuilding efforts in fire-ravaged areas of Los Angeles following wildfires, with homeowners seeking city approval to restore their damaged properties.