Dan Walters' column skipped the 2026 tort-wars deal most likely to reach Santa Monica readers. To end dueling ballot measures from Uber and the Consumer Attorneys of California, Gov. Newsom signed SB ...

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LA28 announced Tuesday a new licensing program, Made for Two-Eight, that will let small Los Angeles County businesses become official licensees and put the LA28 emblem on products they make locally.

SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town include Eric Idle and “Weird Al” Yankovic, Halloween happenings, a feast of foodie events, and much more! Eric Idle & “Weird Al” ...

Santa Monica College Corsairs face West L.A. College Wildcats in homecoming football game Saturday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. at Corsair Stadium. General admission $10 adults, $5 seniors/youth.

SB 799 expands South Bay Regional Housing Trust's ability to finance workforce housing for teachers, healthcare workers, and first responders starting January 1, 2025.

Southern California Edison may cut power to parts of Malibu beginning Thursday as forecasters warn of hot, dry Santa Ana winds that could fuel extreme fire behavior, city officials said Tuesday. The ...

The Victorian, the restaurant and nightlife venue located in a historical Victorian-style house on Main Street, is closing after 20 years. The venue announced the news on Instagram on October 5th at ...

way to ensure our public schools continue to receive a reliable and essential funding stream —funding in the amount of $12 million a year that has kept our schools among the best in California as ...

Santa Monica's homeless population has held relatively steady for a decade but it remains heavily concentrated downtown, where it has more impact on businesses and visitors, according to a new RAND ...

The Santa Monica City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday to raise development limits on 89 single-family lots near the Expo/Bundy transit station. City officials said the move is needed to temporarily exempt ...

The Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a water strategy built on stepped-up conservation and, within a decade, purified wastewater piped directly into the city's drinking supply ...