January 15, 2025 -- SMPD detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a homeless man in a Downtown alley at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, marking the first homicide of the year.

January 14, 2025 -- An SMPD traffic services officer (TSO) was injured early Monday morning by a hit-and-run driver who was attempting to gain access to evacuation areas that had been shut down.

Palisades Fire: Santa Monica evacuation warning and curfew remain, businesses are open Under the fire and wind emergencies declared January 7, State and local laws prohibit price increases exceeding ...

The local median rent fell 1.5 percent over the past 12 months, a steeper drop than the state average of -0.8 percent and the ...

January 13, 2025 -- Since emergency orders were issued in Santa Monica last Tuesday, police officers have made more than 40 arrests in evacuation zones during the Pacific Palisades fire, police ...

Since Santa Monica began issuing evacuation orders for the Pacific Palisades fire last Tuesday, police officers have made 39 ...

January 13, 2025 -- Santa Monica has lifted its mandatory evacuation order for the area north of San Vicente Boulevard allowing residents to return home for the first time in nearly a week, City ...

The sunset-to-sunrise curfew affects the approximately 2,472 households in the mandatory evacuation zone -- which includes ...

The text poll of some 90 residents taken between December 23 and January 3 found that 80 percent of respondents agreed with ...

January 10, 2025 -- The City of Santa Monica on Friday afternoon lifted the Evacuation Order for the area between Montana Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard, allowing residents to return to their homes.