Santa Monica police said Monday hundreds of people were arrested - a majority of which were not residents - and multiple businesses were destroyed after mostly peaceful protests turned chaotic over the weekend.

Sunday brought destruction to Santa Monica, Calif. storefronts. Blocks from where protesters peacefully demonstrated, some individuals took advantage of a limited police presence — covering buildings with graffiti,

In a last-minute change, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills moved up their citywide curfews to 1:30 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, in response to the ongoing protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd.

America’s youth have taken to the streets in Minneapolis, in Los Angeles, in New York City, in Washington, D.C., and more, setting fires, burning businesses, looting stores, tossing Molotov cocktails and fighting police.

The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in Santa Monica hit a record low last week. Eight cases were reported between Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 23 — a steep decline from the more than 30 cases reported in each of the two previous weeks.

What happened in Santa Monica Sunday afternoon was different, Patterson said. Using a heavy-duty drill, looters bored three-inch wide holes in Hi De Ho’s door until the doorknob fell off. “If this was a riot,

Dozens of protesters marched through Santa Monica Thursday afternoon to demand justice for George Floyd, a black man who was killed Monday by a Minneapolis police officer. Demonstrators wearing black and orange chanting “No justice,

Marcia Bloom, longtime owner of a popular boutique formerly located on Montana Avenue, died last week after a lengthy battle with cancer.

About 50 people held a demonstration in downtown Santa Monica Thursday against proposed funding cuts to the city’s only senior services organization. WISE & Healthy Aging would lose $123,000 in grant funding under the city of Santa Monica’s proposed budget,

Like many facets of life, the arts have been severely disrupted since the start of the pandemic. But 35 local artists have come together to “De-Fence Art.”