"The Aging and Disability Action Plan reflects the voices of the community members it’s meant to serve,” Aileen Reynolds, the Housing and Human Services Department Director, said in a statement. “It ...

The item added Friday to the agenda's Consent Calendar asks the Council to authorize the City Manager to negotiate a lease with Santa Monica Brew Works for 256 Santa Monica Pier, which has been vacant ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

February 5, 2026 -- A local property transfer tax estimated to generate $50 million a year to help build affordable housing is at risk of being overturned. Under a November ballot measure sponsored by ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...