Joni Swenson, who has been the orchestra director at Samohi for 17 years, announced she is retiring this fall. Beloved by students, parents, and teachers alike, Swenson helped bring the Santa Monica High School symphony orchestra to concerts across the world.

Enterprise Fish Co. is likely to close after 41 years of serving up seafood to Santa Monicans and Southern California travelers.

NOT CONDEMNING CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK! What’s changed? Unfortunately, not a gol-durned thing. But now we have a slew of candidates telling you why they and three good Girl Scouts could do a better job than the SMRR wrecking crew and Forward facilitators who have been sinking our good ship SM for more than a decade.

When Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, several members of the Santa Monica...

Los Angeles County reported 19 additional deaths from COVID-19 Monday, but county health department officials said they still believe the data is trending in the right direction. Monday’s announcement means the total number of deaths across the county is ...

Mail in voting will be “the greatest fraud ever.” Well, as a man who loves superlatives, and has a passing knowledge of fraud, he should know. Here’s the short version of what he’s peddling.

Despite the chaos and financial constraints brought by COVID-19 this spring, the Santa Monica Education Foundation and PTA fundraising efforts in Malibu raised $2,068,155 and $337,543 respectively for the upcoming school year.

The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Santa Monica residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Oct. 25. The Santa Monica Walk to End Alzheimer’s continues ...

The City of Santa Monica has received $108,066.05 in donations to address the coronavirus pandemic and costs associated with the May 31 riots.

On Aug. 13 the school board approved the Memorandum of Understanding reached between SMMUSD and the Santa Monica-Malibu Classroom Teachers Association regarding protocol for the 2020-2021 school year.

It’s been a week since City Council candidates declared their intention to run in the November election, but the race for council’s 2-year seat has already been whittled down to one candidate.

ZJ Boarding House, which has been a hallmark of Main Street since 1988, will close its doors on Sunday due to unresolved lease negotiations between Boardriders, the parent company, and the landlord.

Santa Monica voters will have the opportunity to decide the fate of a local ballot measures this coming November and arguments for the proposed luxury tax ordinance have been released online.

Santa Monica’s bikeshare program, Breeze, will cease operations at the end of the year. In an email sent to customers, the city announced November 11 would be the last day and that after five years of operation,

When Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, several members of the Santa Monica Democratic Club (SMDC) were ecstatic with glee, while the membership as a group expressed whole-hearted excitement to rally behind the finalized ticket.

Despite safer-at-home orders, Westside beaches have remained packed with residents and tourists alike which has raised concerns of plastic pollution in local waterways.

Rent Relief program open Monday, Aug. 17, and Santa Monica residents in need of assistance are encouraged to apply.

The City of Santa Monica in collaboration with the People Concern has housed 26 homeless individuals who are high risk for COVID in a locally owned Santa Monica motel.

The Samohi class of 2020 may have had an unexpected end to their senior year, but a special group of seniors will leave a lasting legacy. Samantha Breuer, Maya Lauer, Guilia Trevellin, Ansel Garcia-Langley and Anna Doñata said goodbye to their high school alma mater this year with a generous parting gift- a $15,

British-born, veteran journalist/author and Santa Monica resident Andrew Gumbel tells the inspirational — and hard-won — success story of Georgia State University; how it went from a hang-dog, also-ran educational institution to the national leader in educating lower income students.