November 3, 2025 -- The Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees is seeking applicants to fill an open seat on the Personnel Commission, which is responsible for administering the college’s Merit ...

November 3, 2025 -- The City Council last week unanimously approved steps to make the process for new homeless housing facilities more transparent, but not before setting off some political fireworks.

October 31, 2025 -- With funding for the SNAP food assistance program running out on Saturday due to the Federal government shutdown, the Westside Food Bank is "pleading" for donations.

October 31, 2025 -- Santa Monica College (SMC) won a top award from the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) for its "pioneering" community college program, school officials announced Thursday.

October 10, 2019 -- A person with measles visited two Santa Monica locations Monday, potentially exposing others to the contagious disease, Los Angeles County Health officials said Monday. The ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated that one third of RAND Corporation's local workforce has been laid off. Of the 800 local employees, 73 have were laid off.

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"These improvements will help us realize our city-wide goals of eliminating fatal and severe crashes, reducing emissions, building a complete, high-quality transportation network, and ensuring that ...

October 29, 2025 -- A Santa Monica man who pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and concealing income from the IRS was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in federal ...

July 13, 2011 – Everything in Santa Monica is better outdoors during the summer, and that includes movies. This month, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) and local merchants are presenting “Cinema on ...

The victims have been identified as Maura Cohen and Brad Lipshy, both 61, police said. Lipshy is the founder and CEO of Event Solutions, a local company that plans events in Santa Monica, according to ...