The FAA stated that the Cessna aircraft reported engine trouble shortly after takeoff from the Santa Monica airport before crashing near the city's pier and killed former Mayor Rex Minter.

A storm system will bring moderate to heavy rainfall, hazardous waves and significantly cooler conditions to Santa Monica starting Tuesday.

SMDP staff summarized stories from throughout the year and all 12 months will run in chronological order this week.

Erica Cuyugan was appointed Library Director. She first served as interim director following Maria Carpenter’s departure in 2016 and held the interim role again for ten months following Patty Wong ’s departure.

SMDP staff summarized stories from throughout the year and all 12 months will run in chronological order this week.

While parts of the United States dug out and dried out from a disruptive winter storm, thousands gathered at the Santa Monica Pier on Christmas Day to enjoy the perfect weather. Temperatures

Former Santa Monica Mayor Rex Minter died after a small plane in which he was a passenger crash-landed on the beach in Santa Monica on Thursday afternoon, city officials confirmed. Santa Monica ...

The large banner draped across an empty storefront on the Third Street Promenade carries an eye-catching message for crowds of holiday shoppers: “Santa Monica IS NOT safe,” it reads ...

A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on Santa Monica beach just south of the iconic pier Thursday afternoon. The passenger, former Santa Monica Mayor Rex Minter, was later confirmed dead.

Officials say a former mayor of Santa Monica, California, died after a small plane crash-landed and flipped upside down on a beach in the coastal community SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A former mayor ...