Original, on-the-ground reports from Santa Monica in your inbox daily, Monday-Saturday. As a huge storm hit California on Wednesday, officials ordered evacuations in a high-risk coastal area where mudslides killed 23 people in 2018,

IF YOU’VE NEVER Heard these three groups, now is the perfect time, while we are still in the holiday lull for live shows. And two are right here in downtown Santa Monica, at the oldest blues bar in LA

Santa Monica’s municipal transportation system Big Blue Bus (BBB) will begin a reduced service schedule in January as a result of “persistent challenges” in recruiting qualified drivers, or Motor Coach Operators (MCO).

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies

President Joe Biden still wants former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has been shadowed by a controversy over sexual harassment, to serve as his ambassador to India. He renominated Garcetti as the new congressional session began Tuesday.

California law enforcement was more than twice as likely to use force against people they perceived as Black during vehicle and pedestrian stops in 2021, as compared to people believed to be white, according to a state report released Tuesday.

Southern California beachfront property that was taken from a Black couple through eminent domain a century ago and returned to their heirs last year will be sold back to Los Angeles County for nearly $20 million,

SMMUSD urges students and staff to wear masks for at least 10 days following the holiday break to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses.

SMMUSD urges students and staff to wear masks for at least 10 days following the holiday break to prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses.

ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL pushed ahead Tuesday with a difficult balancing act, navigating players’ emotions after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin’s shocking cardiac arrest with a tight pla

If you were celebrating New Year just a few days ago, it would’ve been impossible to escape the near-torrential downpour that soaked Santa Monica in the early hours of Jan. 1 and the wet weather caused at least one death on the suddenly slick roads.

JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The number of young kids, especially toddlers, who accidentally ate marijuana-laced treats rose sharply over five years as pot became legal in more places in the U.S., a

By Dan Walters It’s a new year, but the Democratic politicians who dominate the state Capitol face a raft of old problems that, if anything, worsened during 2022. Despite a fairly wet winter – so far

Original, on-the-ground reports from Santa Monica in your inbox daily, Monday-Saturday. Christmas is an overwhelming force during this time of year. Where I live, it’s difficult to go anywhere ...

UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents multi-Grammy Award winner Cécile McLorin Salvant performing songs from her recent album, Ghost Song, on Thursday, January 26 at 8 p.m. in Royce Hall.

Santa Monica College’s John Drescher Planetarium continues its Friday evening events in winter 2023 with free, live virtual shows presented online at smc.edu/planetarium, plus a special hybrid presentation in January with in-person observing through on-campus telescopes.

The City of Santa Monica’s State of the City will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. The Santa Monica community is invited to the virtual event streamed live on YouTube. Join recently-appointed Mayor Gleam Davis and City Manager David White for a State of the City address,

Santa Monica College (SMC) seniors in the college’s Bachelor of Science in Interaction Design (IxD) program showcased the culmination of a semester-long collaboration with CicLAvia at a final presentation attended by CicLAvia leadership last month at SMC’s Center for Media and Design campus on Stewart Street in Santa Monica.

The state’s environmental goals and policies are incompatible and leaders must consider the real-world impacts of their decisions

California colleges have recently begun using restorative justice in cases of sexual assault and harassment, or are seriously considering it