The number of Fatal and Severe Injury (FSI) crashes in Santa Monica fell in 2025 after soaring to a record high the previous year, according to Transportation Department data. While the 52 FSI crashes ...

Saunders has performed and recorded with "a dizzying array of Jazz artists," from Slam Stewart to Carla Bley. His career also includes extensive work in the musical spheres of Latin Jazz, R&B, Funk, ...

Tesla Cybertrucks have been involved in several fiery fatal crashes that have drawn widespread media attention. In 2024, three college sophomores died after the Tesla Cybertruck they were in struck an ...

“A staycation in Santa Monica offers Angelenos both ease of access and complete immersion in the iconic California coastal lifestyle travelers visit from around the world to experience,” said Misti ...

March 4, 2026 -- The City Council on Tuesday is expected to appoint Jay Baldwin as Santa Monica's second Poet Laureate. Baldwin is "an accomplished poet and community arts advocate whose work reflects ...

March 4, 2026 -- The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is "conducting additional patrols" in select locations as the war in Iran escalates, officials announced Monday.

March 3, 2026 -- A Sunset Park motel City officials say has long been a "hotbed" for drugs and other illegal activities will be permanently shut down under a settlement approved by the City Council ...

Last July, the pro-housing City Council voted 6 to 1 to move ahead with a plan to convert the Airport land into a "Great Park" that excludes, and does not immediately study, housing ( "Council ...

Luke Cain, a real estate agent Downtown, told the Council that the high wastewater fees -- which total $70,000 for a restaurant with 50 seats -- threaten to dampen a new-found sense of optimism.

March 2, 2026 -- Santa Monica is celebrating Women's History Month in March with a series of events that include an indigenous jazz ensemble and a candid discussion with the women who have served as ...

February 27, 2026 -- Santa Monica has added a new artwork to its municipal Art Bank collection through a special partnership between the City and the Frieze Los Angeles art fair, officials announced ...

Applications for the program are due by March 16. Participants must be 18 or older, and a separate, one-day Youth Civic Leadership Day will be offered at a later date. The program is "seeking a broad ...