Santa Monica's efforts to kick-start housing production by providing incentives to developers have failed to meet the City's goals or keep pace with comparable jurisdictions, according to a RAND ...

A 26-year-old Santa Monica man charged with kidnapping a UCLA student in March and raping another woman in Culver City last October was found dead by suicide Monday, one day before he was scheduled to ...

October 7, 2026 – Santa Monica, which has longtime reputation as a difficult place to start a business, has been named a 'Most Business-Friendly City” finalist for the second year in a row, City ...

October 7, 2026 -- After more than two years helping to envision a "Great Park" on Santa Monica Airport land, community members this month will be able to picture themselves standing on its sprawling ...

October 6, 2026 -- Santa Monica will celebrate the city's little-known history as home to one of the oldest Black settlements in a California seaside community with a free, all-ages celebration on ...

Meanwhile, the City Council on September 8 voted to support Proposition 3, a statewide measure that extends existing tax rates on "high incomes" above $361,000 a year, which are scheduled to expire, ...

Meanwhile, Bike It! Walk It! Bus It! Week (BIWIBI), which takes place twice a year, encourages Santa Monica families "to forgo driving in favor of eco-friendly modes of transportation, like walking, ...

Santa Monica's economic decline over the past decade and its media portrayal as a "troubled" city reflects both unique problems and regional trends, according to a RAND Corporation study released ...

Appian Way, the roadway that provides access to the south side of the Pier parking lot, will be closed next Monday through Friday as the City reconstructs a new Pier Bridge, City officials announced ...

The husband and wife found dead in a Santa Monica apartment Saturday morning both died of gunshot wounds to the head in a murder suicide, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said ...

Two Santa Monica property owners who failed to show deed-restricted affordable housing units were occupied by income-qualified tenants reached settlement agreements with the City, the City Attorney's ...

Under Measure GG, a landlord can evict a tenant who "does not qualify for the rental unit under the terms of an applicable affordable housing deed restriction" or "has failed or refused to provide ...