The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) has announced its high ranking in the 2024 Best School Districts in California by national academic ranking service, Niche. SMMUSD is ranked sixth in Los Angeles County and 13th in California of 504 California school districts included.

Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. “I am humbled and amazed by this praise from people I love and respect so much,” said Brock.

In advance of Monday’s Earth Day celebration, students and faculty of Will Rogers Learning Community had a green-thumbed party of their own, hosting an Earth Day Festival at the campus’ regenerative farm.

On April 21, over five miles of Venice Blvd. were transformed into car-free open streets thanks to nonprofit organization CicLAvia

The future big-picture plans for one of the SMMUSD campuses are now clearer after the April 18 meeting of the district’s Board of Education.

A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction, officials said Monday, amid predictions that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.

"I hope there’s a silent majority who want to see our local leaders engage with each other and to do so with honesty, empathy and competence"

Among the items are the development of rules for adult-use cannabis establishments and a policy to use low-carbon concrete in construction

Democrats completely dominate California’s state government, and one aspect of that hegemony is their ability to act without compunction. When doing whatever they want to do, Democratic officeholders don’t have to worry about competition from the state’s shriveled-up Republican Party nor,

More than 70 high school students across California submitted opinion pieces to CalMatters’ second annual Earth Day contest. The 2024 contest theme was “What solution should Californians running for office support to help address climate change?

The number of students within Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) gaining crucial skills and knowledge for future career paths has grown exponentially, according to an update given to the SMMUSD Board of Education on April 18.

Prop 47 reclassified some of the lowest-level, nonviolent crimes, however, critics say it has led to unintended consequences

Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town this Earth Day weekend includes an Artists Fair on the beach, Grilled Cheese & Beer Night, Where to Eat or Order Passover Dinner, and much more!

You may have seen footage or social media posts of Tuesday’s rally at Reed Park sponsored by a group known as “the Santa Monica Coalition,” the same folks behind the “Santa Methica” and “Santa Monica is Not Safe” signs on the Promenade that are harming local businesses.

The infamous unreliability of McDonald’s ice cream machines have built support for the next iteration of the right to repair movement.

The stated goal of Measure GS was to generate an estimated $50 million annually to fund public schools and homelessness prevention

The Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument marks where people of Japanese ancestry were transported to the concentration camp at Manzanar

The Democratic governor said he will move 22 state personnel from a housing enforcement unit to help cities and counties deliver on projects

The tequila and mezcal are produced from small distilleries in Mexico that use traditional techniques to produce the unique blend of agaves

The City of Santa Monica cleared about a dozen homeless squatters from a piece of city owned property on the 1600 block of 5th Street. SMPD officers first responded to the building last week and found ten people living in what used to be an office building.