June 3, 2025 -- From amateur telescopes to observatories to radio astronomy, the Santa Monica College (SMC) planetarium will survey the evolving ways to explore the universe this month.

Considered the premiere event for independent films, the Spirit Awards took place in a tent on the sand near the 85-year-old Pier bridge being rebuilt before the 2028 LA Olympics ( City Prepares to ...

June 2, 2025 -- A Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (BBB) critically injured an elderly pedestrian Friday morning near the eastern end of Pico Boulevard, police officials said.

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 29, 2025 -- Bay Cities Italian Market and Deli is "actively working" to address health issues that led to its temporary closure last month and is working to "come back better" when it reopens, ...

May 23, 2025 -- After a five-month search, the City Council announced Friday it has selected 45-year-old Irvine City Manager ...

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.

May 29, 2025 -- Santa Monica on Tuesday hired its fifth City manager in as many years after the City Council unanimously appointed and approved a contract with Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi. Chi, who ...

May 29, 2025 -- Santa Monica police this month cracked down on fare evaders at the 4th Street Expo light rail station Downtown resulting in four arrests, police officials said.

May 27, 2025 -- Santa Monica is being overrun with cats and dogs, and earlier this month the City Council quietly took action to rein in the problem.

May 23, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Pier is the second most polluted beach on the West Coast, topped only by Mexico's Playa Blanca, a beach contaminated by untreated sewage from the Tijuana region, ...