State rules say when it rains and snows a lot in California, much of that water must stay in the rivers to act as a conveyer belt for salmon.

Small businesses in Santa Monica could benefit from a post pandemic recovery fund following Tuesday’s unanimous vote to move forward by the City Council

Santa Monica’s civic meetings will return to in-person participation on March 1 following the expiration of the COVID-19 Emergency Order

Parking and loading spaces for local Santa Monica businesses could double from two to four providing certain criteria are met

Santa Monica resident Hannah Wilen is using her engineering experience to tackle issues affecting people who menstruate

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, canine cupids delivered hand-made Valentines to patients at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, while other therapy dogs – and a mini-horse – gave out candy and kisses to staff and visitors as they entered Ronald ...

The largest supermarket chains are Walmart, Costco and Amazon. But we don’t have them in Santa Monica, except the high-priced Amazon-owned Whole Foods. If price is not a consideration you can also shop at Gelson’s or Bob’s. But for those with smaller ...

Original, on-the-ground reports from Santa Monica in your inbox daily, Monday-Saturday. The City Council voted unanimously to declare a local emergency on homelessness during the Feb. 14 meeting, which means Santa Monica joins other local jurisdictions ...

The annual homeless count has concluded countywide after the regional authority in charge finished recounts in over 200 locations.

Based in Brentwood, Katharine writes a bi-monthly column where she discusses pivotal health topics, local businesses and interviews experts

Maggie Lena played soccer growing up in Santa Monica and recently started her professional career in the sport with a team in Israel

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) freshmen, Brandon Kirbyson and Tobin Palmer, for placing second in the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for Congressman Ted W. Lieu’s (D-Los Angeles County) congressional district.

Samohi Project Lead the Way Students Place Second in Congressional App Challenge. Local officials are congratulating Santa Monica High School (Samohi) Project Lead the W

Suspect remains in custody and will be re-arraigned on the same charges on an as-yet unspecified date this week

The local school district is expected to select Leadership Associates to head the District's superintendent search.

With costs soaring and the high-speed rail heavily debated, experts argue that state officials should invest those resources elsewhere

Original, on-the-ground reports from Santa Monica in your inbox daily, Monday-Saturday. Sixty years ago, construction workers in the San Joaquin Valley began two major infrastructure projects that did much to build modern California: the State Water ...

Original, on-the-ground reports from Santa Monica in your inbox daily, Monday-Saturday. The Santa Monica History Museum has announced that it has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS ...

Following this year’s annual Homeless Count on Jan 25 and in anticipation of the results in May, over the next few months the Santa Monica Daily Press will be taking a closer look at the efforts currently in place in the City to address homelessness.

The assumption that police reform and crime reduction are antithetical ideas is baked into the national debate over the role and oversight of police.