The median rent in Santa Monica rose 1.3 percent last month and now stands at $2,338 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,803 ...

December 3, 2024 -- Small businesses on Pico Boulevard can soon apply for matching grants from the City for everything from replacing old signs and awnings to installing new doors. Under the ...

December 2, 2024 -- A last ditch lobbying effort to settle the 8 1/2-year-old voting rights lawsuit against the City before a new council is sworn in has failed.

The four Council winners also opposed Proposition 36, a statewide measure to toughen lenient policies for those who commit drug and retail related crimes that won with nearly two-thirds of the vote ( ...

September 28-- Four thousand feet from the Santa Monica shoreline, the murky depths of the Pacific Ocean churn with life. The ocean floor, lying at a depth of approximately 60 feet, is home to some ...

November 26, 2024 -- Santa Monica is among a number of California cities poised "to unleash a building boom" after pro-housing advocate swept all four open Council seats, according to California YIMBY ...

November 20, 2024 -- Teams of super heroes and other imaginary characters helped raise $7,500 for local non-profits during ...

When Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell and Natalya Zernitskaya are sworn in on December 10, Santa Monicans for Renters' ...

November 25, 2024 -- A Superior Court judge on Friday urged the parties in an 8 1/2 year old voting rights lawsuit to try and mediate the case, which won't go to trial for another year.

Residents of Santa Monica are being asked to approve a fourth school bond since 2006, bringing us to a grand total of $2.2 BILLION in school construction bonds for SMMUSD. Proponents of the bond tell ...

January 12 -- A benefit concert for Edison Language Academy scheduled for Sunday evening was canceled after School District officials feared Latino comedian Carlos Mencia’s brand of offensive humor ...