Kelly: I am a sitting board member for our HOA and we are coming up next week with our annual board election and a possible change of president (which is badly needed). As of right now, we have only 3 board members present out of 5 due to one moving away and another just resigned.

The first official on-street placement of the long-awaited digital Wayfinder Kiosk program will take place next week, according to the City of Santa Monica several months after a fully functioning prototype was made available for local residents to inspect,

SB 9 has been ruled unconstitutional, but the rule applied to neighborhoods in Santa Monica, where mostly on the outskirts. Credit: Courtesy photo A controversial housing law that would have ...

Credit: Thomas Leffler The latest in housing rights for all of Santa Monica’s residents was on the mind of locals on Wednesday, as a group of citizens expanded their knowledge on the city’s ...

A controversial housing law that would have densified single-family, residential neighborhoods has been ruled unconstitutional and unenforceable for some cities including Santa Monica. SB9, or the California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) Act,

Our weekly guide to food and entertainment goings-on in and around town includes the Pier Splashdown and Pie Contest events, Arts and Literacy Festival and much more. Annual Venice Beach gRUNion Night Party: During spring and summer,

Local operatic group the Verdi Chorus concludes its 40th anniversary season with its spring concert, Star-Crossed!, a true musical love story

A total of 33 speakers came forward to speak about the continuing war in Gaza during the Public Input on Non Agenda Items section in Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Only six came to speak on other topics.

A US Supreme Court ruling on housing impact fees has given California lawmakers an opening to address a key barrier to construction, cost.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom complains that local government officials have not been effective in dealing with homelessness.

More than 70 high school students across California submitted opinion pieces to CalMatters’ second annual Earth Day contest. The 2024 contest theme was "What solution should Californians running for office support to help address climate change?

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) has announced its high ranking in the 2024 Best School Districts in California by national academic ranking service, Niche. SMMUSD is ranked sixth in Los Angeles County and 13th in California of 504 California school districts included.

Legendary Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) diner, Patrick’s Roadhouse has closed and current owner, Anthony Fischler, is attempting to renegotiate a new, long-term lease with the building’s landlord. However,

Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. “I am humbled and amazed by this praise from people I love and respect so much,” said Brock.

In advance of Monday’s Earth Day celebration, students and faculty of Will Rogers Learning Community had a green-thumbed party of their own, hosting an Earth Day Festival at the campus’ regenerative farm.

On April 21, over five miles of Venice Blvd. were transformed into car-free open streets thanks to nonprofit organization CicLAvia

The future big-picture plans for one of the SMMUSD campuses are now clearer after the April 18 meeting of the district’s Board of Education.

A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction, officials said Monday, amid predictions that millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.

"I hope there’s a silent majority who want to see our local leaders engage with each other and to do so with honesty, empathy and competence"

Among the items are the development of rules for adult-use cannabis establishments and a policy to use low-carbon concrete in construction