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.

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

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.

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.

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

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."

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

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

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.

Parents whose kids bought virtual gear without their knowledge on the popular Fortnite video game could soon be able to get a refund.

A Sacramento prosecutor is suing California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments. Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho says his office asked the city to enforce laws around sidewalk obstruction and to create additional professionally operated camping sites.

The Walt Disney Co. is planning to invest approximately $60 billion into its theme parks and cruise lines over the next decade, as the company looks to continue growing one of its more successful business segments.

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will consider selling $175 million worth of bonds at their upcoming meeting as part of an agenda heavy on facility and infrastructure discussions. At Thursday’s meeting,

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.