December 17, 2025 -- Acting Police Chief Darrick Jacob has been appointed as Santa Monica's next police chief, making him the first member of the force to be elevated to the top post in nearly half a ...

December 17, 2025 -- A Downtown affordable housing project expected to cost $1 million per unit to build has received a major funding boost after the City received a nearly $50 million grant. Of the ...

The recent announcement of 49 transitional housing units at two properties on Ocean Avenue has raised understandable questions and concerns in our community. To clarify: this project is not a City of ...

LA Police Recover Stolen Cargo in Local Warehouse October 8, 2025 -- On Thursday, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detectives recovered an estimated $500,000 worth of stolen train cargo -- ...

Law to Curb Unwanted Behavior on Buses Kicks In July 2, 2025 -- Starting on Wednesday, Big Blue Bus (BBB) passengers who have been routinely cited for policy infractions or arrested for crimes on ...

September 26, 2024 -- Property owners can once again include a gas stove or furnace in a new Santa Monica building, but they must offset it with a long list of energy efficient items to get a building ...

Nearly half a century after fading as a storied club and hotel for the elite, Casa del Mar reopened its doors last week in a bid to regain its place as the "Grand Dame" of Santa Monica hotels.

December 16, 2025 -- A letter Wednesday from County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath seeking to clarify the City Council's "varied positions" on housing for mentally ill homeless individuals elicited very ...

March 5, 2024 -- What planning officials deemed inevitable two years ago became a done deal Monday night -- the city's biggest housing development in nearly 60 years was approved unanimously at its ...

December 30, 2025 -- Spring bears bad news as Santa Monica's dream of hosting beach volleyball during the Summer Olympics is dashed, the City loses its second major film event in little over a year ...

December 12, 2025 -- The City fund that helps subsidize affordable housing construction in Santa Monica ended the fiscal year with some $14.5 million, enough to subsidize 122 affordable units on ...

December 16, 2025 -- Starting January 12, motorists will need to feed an extra quarter per hour in City meters and parking in Downtown structures will be free for the first 30 minutes, down from 90.