October 27, 2025 -- A latest plan to chart Santa Monica's comeback revisits initiatives the previous Council proposed and, in some cases, set in motion with few visible results. Downtown, which is on ...

The layoffs are part of a total of 192 layoffs at the non-profit's global locations, RAND spokesman Jeremy Rawitch told the Southern California News Group. According to Rawitch's statement, RAND made ...

The plan, issued as Santa Monica "stands at a crossroads," calls for beefing up the police force, boosting misdemeanor prosecutions and relocating SamoShel, the City's homeless shelter, out of the ...

October 23, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday is expected to extend its lease with Bank of America through 2028, more than a decade after a proposed development that included the prime Downtown ...

October 22, 2025 -- On Saturday, the Santa Monica Police Department will collect old, unwanted or expired prescription drugs during DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The 28th annual ...

October 22, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday is poised to renew a $510,000 contract to help safeguard against sexual abuse at City-run youth programs after paying $229 million to settle past cases.

October 21, 2025 -- The City Council last week approved a new policy that waives fees, streamlines the process and provides City support for more than a dozen annual community events. Approved ...

October 21, 2025 -- When Vons opened Santa Monica's largest full-service supermarket Friday, the store topped by 280 new housing units offered a blueprint the City Council will follow, said Mayor Pro ...

April 3, 2025 -- Councilmember Jesse Zwick is asking the City Council to support State legislation that makes it faster and easier to develop multi-family housing near transit stops and in ...

October 20, 2025 -- The City Council will hold a special closed session meeting this evening to discuss the latest round of child sexual abuse cases that date back decades. The 32 cases filed against ...

October 20, 2025 -- The fourth annual Volley-Ween Beach BBQ Mixer, to rally support for local nonprofits will be held on October 29, tourism officials announced. The event will once again feature a ...