October 9, 2025 -- Sadness and longing run through the 11 stories and two essays in the latest issue of the Santa Monica Review (SMR), the esteemed literary journal published twice yearly by Santa ...

Each Council member would be given $20,000 in available discretionary funding from a total budget of $140,000, slightly up from the current $137,398, according to staff.

The recovered cargo included more than 2,100 pairs of stolen Nike shoes and 150 cartons of various Nike clothing police ...

October 6, 2025 -- A County funded transitional housing program for homeless individuals with serious mental illness is ...

The City's legal bill fighting a voting rights lawsuit filed by Latino plaintiffs nearly a decade ago has climbed to nearly $14.5 million, according to the latest figures from the City. Since the ...

A search of property records found that 413 Ocean Avenue is owned by BFG Santa Monica Propco LLC in Winter Park, Florida and that the land use is "nursing home." It is unclear if the MLS information ...

October 6, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Education Foundation raised $2.52 million during the 2024-25 school year to support essential staff and programs at local public schools.

Under the new program, neighborhood groups receiving City funding that endorse or oppose political candidates are "ineligible for participation for at least five years and will not be listed on the ...

The mandated Labor Peace Agreement (LPA) -- which the Council is scheduled to take up on October 14 -- would increase business costs, "leading to more closures, longer vacancies, and reduced city ...

October 1, 2025 -- A homeless man charged in three racially motivated attacks in Santa Monica last year must stand trial after a California Appeals Court panel on Tuesday ruled his case did not ...

October 3, 2025 -- Santa Monica joined a lawsuit filed Wednesday challenging a Federal policy that requires local governments to adopt the Trump administration’s political agenda or risk losing ...