People descended on downtown Santa Monica carrying brooms, dustpans and trash bags the morning after looters hit dozens of downtown stores during a protest against police violence Sunday. Community members came out early Monday morning to clean up debris and scrub graffiti,

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 22 new deaths and 978 new cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

My phone was buzzing most of the afternoon as the reports poured in from the various news stations about the protests and the looting. Friends were asking if I was okay, and expressing their horror and concern.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti denounced the mayhem as having nothing to do with protests by those outraged by the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man seen in a video pleading for air as a white Minneapolis officer pressed a knee on his neck.

Santa Monicans came out early Monday morning to clear the debris and aftermath from Sunday’s looting. Business owners and volunteers worked along Main Street, Lincoln Boulevard and in downtown Santa Monica.

Dozens of people protested in Santa Monica Sunday following several days of demonstrations in Los Angeles over the killing of George Floyd. (Matthew Hall) Protesters knelt by the pier Sunday afternoon. (Matthew Hall) This story was updated May 31 at 9:33 p.m. Hundreds of people held a protest in downtown Santa Monica early Sunday afternoon ...

Santa Monica College (SMC) student photojournalist Yasamin Jafari Tehrani—who is on the staff of SMC’s student-run news outlet The Corsair—has won the 2019 Richard Turner Student Photojournalist of the Year from the Press Photographers’ Association of Greater Los Angeles (PPAGLA).

Every other Thursday this summer, the Santa Monica History Museum will be hosting a series of guest lectures via Zoom.

Since schools shuttered in March as a result of Covid-19, seniors across California have wondered if they will be able to celebrate their academic journey with a graduation ceremony. After weeks of discussion,

Santa Monica has joined other Los Angeles County cities by declaring a curfew through 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti imposed a citywide curfew Saturday night following a day of protests over the death of George Floyd,

Mind your own f***ing business, this is a public space. Don’t tell us what to do. You do you, we’ll do us” said a Santa Monica beachgoer when asked to wear a facemask.

The Broad Stage’s 2020-2021 season of in-person theatrical performances are set to begin this January, but officials of the famed theater said Thursday they hope to hold one outdoor, physically distanced event this Fall that will complement its upcoming pairings of online and in-person programming.

Our world and our communities have experienced incredible hardship, strength, and perseverance in just the past few months. At Westside Food Bank, we have witnessed the tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic,

Like many facets of life, the arts have been severely disrupted since the start of the pandemic. But 35 local artists have come together to “De-Fence Art.”

By now, many people know the names Ahmaud Arbery and, more recently, George Floyd. Many are wondering how/why do these events keep happening. There may be some clues in a local event in Santa Monica that you may have read about in last weekend’s paper.

Los Angeles County has permitted restaurants, hair salons and barbershops throughout the county to open as soon as Friday night if they follow physical distancing and infection control protocols. Gov.

Dozens of protesters marched through Santa Monica Thursday afternoon to demand justice for George Floyd, a black man who was killed Monday by a Minneapolis police officer. Demonstrators wearing black and orange chanting “No justice,

About 50 people held a demonstration in downtown Santa Monica Thursday against proposed funding cuts to the city’s only senior services organization. WISE & Healthy Aging would lose $123,000 in grant funding under the city of Santa Monica’s proposed budget,

The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed in Santa Monica hit a record low last week. Eight cases were reported between Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 23 — a steep decline from the more than 30 cases reported in each of the two previous weeks.

Marcia Bloom, longtime owner of a popular boutique formerly located on Montana Avenue, died last week after a lengthy battle with cancer.