The City of Santa Monica has won its appeal in the voting rights case that could have upended local elections. Under the ruling issued Thursday, Santa Monica’s at-large election system was affirmed and the city will not be forced to move to a district based system.

At the bottom of last week’s NOTEWORTHY column was, “The reason I started off noting that I had retired as a record reviewer, was that I had half a mind to report on the new Dylan double album, ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways.

Santa Monica’s election season begins next week with the opening of the candidate nomination period: Monday, July 13 through Friday, August 7. The open seats for elected office are: City Council: four full-term and one partial-term seats. Rent Control ...

On July 3, Santa Monica Police Department Detectives from the Special Investigations Unit and officers from the Crime Impact Team served multiple search and arrests warrants at different locations in Los Angeles County related to the damage and looting of ...

For nearly 30 years, the Santa Monica Education Foundation has funded programs in local schools, but the recent Covid-19 outbreak and safer-at-home orders have had quite an effect on the longtime 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. During a quarterly update ...

Multiple witnesses reported seeing FBI agents on the 1000 block of 4th street at about 10 a.m. The Los Angeles Bureau confirmed that agents were in Santa Monica with a court authorized arrest warrant but no additional details were provided as the investigation remains sealed.

More than 80 people have applied to be an interim council member following the unexpected resignation of Councilman Greg Morena last month.

In an effort to provide assistance to local residents who have experienced a loss of income or increase in expenses due to the pandemic, the City of Santa Monica is now accepting applications for the recently launched COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Way, way too many. And if you think that doesn’t apply in Santa Monica, you may be fooling yourself. (More on this later.) That’s not to say all cops are bad, or even most. But look at what we’ve learned from the horrifying number of police killings ...

What a wonderful way to roll into summer! Andrew Smith of The Bike Shop Santa Monica donated two beautiful Virtue...

Martinez, from El Segundo has been charged with looting and burglary. He was released from custody due to COVID restrictions on the jail population. Gutierrez was arrested for looting and assault with a deadly weapon.

COVID-19 patients are getting younger as the county’s case count increases according to new numbers provided Monday.

It’s been more than two decades since Alicia Arden first accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually battering her at a Santa Monica hotel.

What a Fourth of July this was! We had the President holding a COVID party at Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, and we had record increases in COVID cases. The winning is just not stopping with this man in the White House.

He said the incident appeared to be a suicide with a related traffic collision and that officers are waiting for additional information from the coroner’s office before determining the cause of death.

Malibu Unified School District has adopted its 2020-2021 budget but the board of education and district leaders are hoping some extra funding comes SMMUSD’s way from the state budget.

Santa Monica’s Main Street businesses are suffering greatly from COVID shutdowns and all agree something must be done—after all, the City is losing much needed revenue while restaurants risk going out of business altogether.

Toumayan declined an opportunity to teach at Harvard University in order to have a greater impact right here in her own community.

Malibu Unified School District has revealed three potential scenarios for the reopening of local schools this coming August, but a final determination has not been made yet, according to district leaders.

Studies have shown that 15-20 percent of those hit by rubber bullets suffer permanent injuries. And yes, some die. What are the SMPD guidelines for its use? Were they followed? Rubber bullets, fired at your fellow residents,