One local leader has seen her breadth of transformative moments in Santa Monica history, and continues to be celebrated as a strong part of the community’s present and future. This year’s Santa Monica Fourth of July Parade will feature former Mayor Judy Abdo as the Grand Marshal,

July 4 (UPI) -- Bad Boys: Ride or Die, High School Musical and Grease Live! alum Vanessa Hudgens reportedly has given birth to her first child. E! reported the happy news Friday, and TMZ and Page Six published photos of the singer-actress leaving a Santa Monica hospital, happily cradling her newborn as she was wheeled to her car this week.

Congratulations are in order. Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker have welcomed their first child. Photos of the couple leaving the hospital in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday surfaced online where Hudgens, 35, was seen being wheeled out into her car with her newborn baby in her arms.

Vanessa and Cole have been in this together since 2020! Look back at the spouses’ entire relationship timeline, here.

New Zealand’s prime minister and other leaders expressed grief this week after learning of the tragic death of 68-year-old Patricia McKay, who was killed during a botched robbery attempt at an Orange County shopping mall.

Today!: The annual Main St. 4th of July Parade kicks off a packed holiday weekend in Santa Monica. Courtesy photo SMDP’s Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the Annual Main St. Parade, “Mr. & Ms. Muscle Beach ...

July 2, 2024 -- City Hall and other public facilities will close on Thursday and municipal services will be scaled back or suspended as Santa Monica celebrates Independence Day with an annual parade in Ocean Park.

"Because when it comes to art, you get people from all walks of life who want to make the world be a better place," said Run DMC co-founder, Darryl McDaniels.

Three decades ago she invented the modern playbook by which the current generation of professionally beautiful people flourish.

The “High School Musical” star married Tucker in Mexico in December 2023, less than one year after the Colorado Rockies player got down on one knee.