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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A group of senior citizens interspersed with a tiny handful of children and two handfuls of “soon to be” seniors are living in a mutually supporting, self-evolved community. Many moved into it when ...

September 15-- In an effort to make the Downtown a more pleasant place to stroll, the City Council Tuesday night tweaked the design standards for the area, but put off making any major changes to the ...

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 ...

July 16-- Mayor Pam O'Connor has been named 2nd vice chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board, putting her in line for the top post in 2007 if she wins reelection to the City Council ...

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

June 1-- Marie Scott, the well-liked manager of the Art One gallery on the Third Street Promenade, died unexpectedly last month. She was 48. For Scott, who died May 12, “the gallery was much more than ...