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 ...

When Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell and Natalya Zernitskaya are sworn in on December 10, Santa Monicans for Renters' ...

November 25, 2024 -- A Superior Court judge on Friday urged the parties in an 8 1/2 year old voting rights lawsuit to try and mediate the case, which won't go to trial for another year.

November 20, 2024 -- Teams of super heroes and other imaginary characters helped raise $7,500 for local non-profits during ...

November 21, 2024 -- The Santa Monica Police Department released a "critical incident" video Thursday showing a wounded officer fatally shooting his knife-wielding assailant outside the Public Safety ...

As expected, the city's powerful tenants' group endorsed three incumbents in the November race for four open City Council seats during its annual convention Sunday afternoon. While Mayor Ken Genser ...