Part I crimes -- which include larceny, homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, grand theft auto (GTA) and arson -- decreased last year by 2 percent, from 4,917 incidents in 2023 to ...

The spree of looting and violence that rocked the city five years ago made Santa Monica a focal point during nationwide protests spurred by the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer ...

June 12, 2025 -- Beach Boys leader and composer Brian Wilson, a supreme genius of popular music whose death was announced by his family Wednesday, had long ties to Santa Monica.

In a 5 to 2 vote, the Council approved Transportation staff's recommendation that the program kick in with the westbound bus-only lane on Broadway from 5th Street to Ocean Avenue, where signage and ...

June 9, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday is expected to raise water rates over the next five years to keep Santa Monica's water and sewer services afloat.

"Based on her interactions, (Aguiñiga) created a record of their labor through the individual imprints of wrenches, saws, ...

The City's Water and Wastewater Enterprise Funds pay for maintaining services for 93,000 residents and 2,700 businesses and institutions that make up the City’s more than 18,000 water accounts.

LA Mode 2025 -- which takes place at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 20, in the Core Performance Center (CPC) Courtyard on the SMC Main Campus -- feature 25 global collections, reflecting each designer’s ...

June 9, 2025 -- After a 40-year ban, new large billboards could soon return to Santa Monica using digital display screens ...

June 10, 2025 -- The fallout from federal immigration enforcement operations that have triggered protests and rioting in Los Angeles reached Santa Monica Monday, where false rumors of a local ...

May 30, 2025 -- After rising in each of the first four months of the year, Santa Monica rents decreased by -0.9 percent in ...

May 27, 2025 -- A total of 254 full-time positions became vacant in the City last year as officials look for ways to recruit and retain workers, including allowing many to work from home.