SB 79, which is backed by the City Council, was approved 9 to 1 by the Housing Committee on Thursday after clearing the Senate last month. It now heads to the Assembly Local Government Committee.

The Council will pick a "preferred" scenario for the 197-acres of open land after the airport closes at the end of 2028 -- one scenario includes no housing, another adds "some housing" at the edges of ...

Under an agenda item sponsored by members of the Council's super-majority, the Council would hold a study session no later than September 30 to explore ways to reform the City's policy for granting ...

The weakening opposition comes after dozens of alarmed residents opposed the Council's unanimous decision on May 13 to launch Southern California's first Entertainment Zone ( "Council Approves Scaled ...

July 2, 2025 -- After a hot start to the year, rents in Santa Monica dropped for the second straight month in June, according ...

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will celebrate Independence Day by "lighting up the night sky with a dazzling ...

Is arrested or convicted for a misdemeanor or felony committed in or on a vehicle, bus stop or light rail station "for acts involving violence, threats of violence, lewd or lascivious behavior, or ...

July 3, 2025 -- As Independence Day weekend approaches, two stretches of Santa Monica State Beach are under Public Health advisories due to high levels of bacteria.

June 25, 2025 -- Police are asking the public's help finding two masked men caught on video breaking into a Santa Monica ...

By Jorge Casuso July 1, 2025 -- Santa Monica's local minimum wage will increase by 54 cents on Wednesday to $17.81 per hour, but a much larger hike for local hotel workers has been put on hold.

At 1:43 p.m., the Police Department issued a statement asking the public to avoid the area near Santa Monica Place at 4th ...

Ongoing conversations with members of the community have found common ground on the "needs and priorities" of local seniors, according to Housing and Human Services officials.