A week after negotiations to rescue California’s floundering home insurance market stalled out in the Legislature, the state’s top insurance regulator put out his own rescue plan that effectively amounts to a trade for the state’s major insurers.

Researchers at Providence Saint John’s Health Center have found that a dose of nature can help with psychedelic-assisted therapy.

The City of Santa Monica will host the Mini Fall Festival on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the weekly Pico Farmers Market at Virginia Avenue Park.

Santa Monica Public Library invites the community to find their next favorite horror book. Select up to nine books curated from some of our favorite horror subgenres and find your next spooky read.

Beginning Saturday, September 23, 2023, visitors to the Third Street Promenade will see a unique projection on one of Santa Monica’s most iconic buildings.

Prominent City Hall critic and downtown business owner John Alle was hospitalized this week after a violent altercation with a homeless man.

A man was arrested on Wednesday night after a brief police chase through downtown that ended in on the Santa Monica Pier.

Residents and visitors will have a chance to score early access tickets to take fully autonomous Waymo rides in neighborhoods across Santa Monica and Venice

John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale,” the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that artificial intelligence programs are using their copyrighted works without permission.

Aerial acrobatics are nothing new for Kenna Stevens, but taking flight as the new head of Santa Monica Trapeze School has been her most daring descent yet.

With the City Council set to meet next week, the upcoming meeting may look a lot like the last as Council’s abrupt departure from their Sept.

"Life-changing cancer journey, gratitude for UCLA Santa Monica Hospital's compassionate care, and a call to appreciate life's blessings."

Tonight! – RICK SHEA, TONY GILKYSON – They both tore it up at last Sunday’s Ronnie Mack Barn Dance at McCabe’s but we didn’t get enough of either on that crowded stage, so now’s your chance. This will be an evening of just superb pickin’ and singin’ that should NOT be missed. Good price, too. Thur 9 p.m., Cinema Bar, Culver City, free.

The man charged with murder in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity on Wednesday.

Crash: A two car accident at the intersection of Wilshire Blvd. and 14th St. sent one victim to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon.

On In & Around Santa Monica. Your weekend starts here with the Opera on the Pier, The Other Art Fair & the Abbot Kinney Festiv

Ramon Escobar, a convicted serial killer with victims in Santa Monica, has been charged with killing his cellmate in a Kern County prison.

You may have missed the raucous debate (there wasn’t much of one). But with the end of the legislative session last week, California is now on the verge of laying down a welcome mat for most major affordable housing projects across the state.

SMPD officers responded to Lincoln and Broadway for an arson investigation. A suspect, later identified as 47-year-old Daval Dontra Chapple, was accused of lighting a city parking meter on fire.

An ever-evolving mix of arts and educational programs are ready to ramp up at Santa Monica’s premier entertainment venue.