To counter recent legislation that would step up penalties on petty crimes, a group of progressive state lawmakers this morning offered a rival approach, focusing instead on more services for offenders and survivors of crimes.

Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. That was then and this is now. The state now faces a monumental budget deficit, in part because the state committed portions of a supposed surplus that never materialized. While Newsom so ...

Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute.

A trio of snippings in Santa Monica welcomed new businesses into the community this past week. On March 25, Oasis Restaurant at 1413 5th St. was the first Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony of the week,

A Santa Monica woman is asking for help identifying a man who broke into their apartment and temporarily stole a Tesla. The suspect broke into the home near 7th and Idaho early Thursday and in addition to taking items from several vehicles,

According to sources at a major television studio located in Los Angeles, the day-to-day activities of Santa Monica City Council are going to be adapted for a weekly situation comedy series.

In 2022, over 100 women of the Project 19 group made 29 plunges, claiming a skydiving world record for the number of people in one formation

According to the Santa Monica Police Department, at approximately 5:30am on Monday April 1, officers were dispatched to Ocean Ave and Colorado Ave for a collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle remained at the location and is actively cooperating with the ongoing investigation.

Photo By Jeff Lorch Premium Santa Monica news in your inbox. It's free, cancel anytime. Ijames was inspired by Hamlet in college, a time where he told Geffen Associate Artistic Director Amy Levinson that he was “coming to terms with being gay” at an ...

The owner of Paris Bakery in West Los Angeles was left to pick up the pieces after his store was hit by a group of burglars.