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Santa Monica Police arrested one person and cited two others in a narcotics operation near the Fourth Street train platform ...

Nearly 18 months after the January 2025 wildfires, about three in four Pacific Palisades survivors remain displaced, and many families who want to return face financial barriers that could price them ...

A developer has filed plans for a 12-story, 32-unit apartment tower near the 17th Street/Santa Monica College Metro station, marking the second project submitted under the state's new transit-density ...

The 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games could generate between about $20.5 billion and $40.6 billion in economic output and support roughly 126,000 to 224,000 jobs across Greater Los Angeles, according ...

The city of Malibu has reached two milestones in rebuilding homes destroyed or damaged in the January 2025 Palisades Fire: issuing its 100th construction permit and granting its first Certificate of ...

Juicy Ladies, an organic cafe and juice bar, has opened its newest location at 2727 Ocean Park Blvd. in Santa Monica, bringing cold-pressed juices, specialty coffee and organic breakfast and lunch ...

USGBC California has announced the first major update to its California Wildfire Rebuilding Guide, aiming to help families affected by the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires rebuild with greater ...

The City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to give initial approval to an ordinance raising development standards on 89 single-family-zoned parcels near the Expo/Bundy light-rail station, a targeted move ...

Santa Monica's two public safety unions expanded their slate of City Council endorsements Tuesday, adding candidates Doug Trussler and Ashley Oelsen to their earlier backing of incumbent Councilmember ...

SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes the Promenade Block Fest, Americana in the Park, the new Bower Surf Club, and much more! Bergamot Station Fall Open: ...

The city of Malibu has released the list of recipients for its Fiscal Year 2026/2027 General Fund Grant Program, which awards grants each year to local nonprofits whose work benefits the community.