Fentanyl overdose deaths in LA County were most prevalent among adults aged 26 to 39 years, with the death rate among males 4.1 times higher than among females. Hispanics accounted for the largest ...

Timothy J. Leiweke, co-founder and CEO of Oak View Group (OVG), was indicted by a federal grand jury last week for conspiring with the CEO of competitor Legends Hospitality for an arena project at a ...

July 14, 2025 -- Federal agents on Thursday arrested a resident of Santa Monica and Tehran at LAX for illegally exporting electronic equipment to Iran's government, according the U.S. Justice ...

The Santa Monica attack took place on April 4, when Marbra allegedly assaulted a 52-year-old woman on the Strand bike path on ...

Of the 56 people referred to the new SaMo Bridge program by police between its opening on May 12 to June 21, a total of 37 individuals "were immediately and successfully connected to housing and ...

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will celebrate Independence Day by "lighting up the night sky with a dazzling ...

SB 79, which is backed by the City Council, was approved 9 to 1 by the Housing Committee on Thursday after clearing the Senate last month. It now heads to the Assembly Local Government Committee.

July 10, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Police Department on Wednesday announced it has launched a "modern, userfocused" website to recruit new officers as vacancies reach a historic high.

Under an agenda item sponsored by members of the Council's super-majority, the Council would hold a study session no later than September 30 to explore ways to reform the City's policy for granting ...

July 10, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday voted 6 to 1 to move ahead with a plan to convert 192 acres of airport land into a "Great Park" that excludes, and does not immediately study, housing.

The Council will pick a "preferred" scenario for the 197-acres of open land after the airport closes at the end of 2028 -- one scenario includes no housing, another adds "some housing" at the edges of ...