The median rent in Santa Monica rose 1.3 percent last month and now stands at $2,338 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,803 ...

December 3, 2024 -- Small businesses on Pico Boulevard can soon apply for matching grants from the City for everything from replacing old signs and awnings to installing new doors. Under the ...

December 2, 2024 -- A last ditch lobbying effort to settle the 8 1/2-year-old voting rights lawsuit against the City before a new council is sworn in has failed.

The four Council winners also opposed Proposition 36, a statewide measure to toughen lenient policies for those who commit drug and retail related crimes that won with nearly two-thirds of the vote ( ...

November 26, 2024 -- Santa Monica is among a number of California cities poised "to unleash a building boom" after pro-housing advocate swept all four open Council seats, according to California YIMBY ...

November 26, 2024 -- Santa Monica College students in need have until early Wednesday afternoon to pick up a Thanksgiving meal, as well as other groceries for the holidays. Organized by the Santa ...

August 22-- Dr. Hugo A. Pedroza – who headed a predominantly Hispanic inner city high school in Los Angeles – has been tapped as the new principal of Santa Monica High School. As principal of Manual ...

November 2-- If early absentee ballots are any indication, challenger Bobby Shriver should cruise to an easy victory in the race for four City Council seats, having garnered more than half of the ...

December 17-- The question of building heights in downtown Santa Monica remains up in the air. The City Council refused Tuesday to scale back a proposal for 325 residences with heights as tall as 11 ...