May 22, 2026 -- The Santa Monica Pier remains the most polluted beach in California despite more than $100 million spent by the City on infrastructure improvements over the past decade, according to ...

The Big Blue Bus will provide direct service from Downtown Santa Monica for all World Cup matches at Los Angeles Stadium, Transportation officials announced this week. The direct service will begin ...

Santa Monica's two most powerful political organizations will hold their annual conventions some three weeks apart this summer, and both could see new members impact their endorsements. The Democratic ...

The kidnapping suspect arrested by Santa Monica police early Monday morning was wanted for allegedly raping a woman at a grocery store parking lot the previous day. Jorge Luis Vega, 32, of Los Angeles ...

The City Council on Tuesday is poised to approve an annual $1.2 million contract with The People Concern to administer a financial aid program for vulnerable renters. The new Renters Protection ...

A Downtown affordable housing project estimated to coast more than $1 million per unit to build could break ground before the end of the year after receiving $36.5 million in funding last week, ...

The long-dormant battle over aircraft noise was reignited last Tuesday when hundreds of supporters and opponents of closing Santa Monica Airport faced off at a packed City Council meeting. The heated ...

A Metro bus Friday afternoon struck and killed a homeless woman who crawled underneath when it was stopped on Main Street in Ocean Park, according to police. The incident took place at around 2 p.m.

Santa Monica police arrested a kidnapping suspect early Monday morning after a pursuit that resulted in an officer involved shooting in South Los Angeles. The incident began when Santa Monica Police ...

Santa Monica will be at the center of the sports world next February as ESPN turns the city's iconic beachfront into its central hub for weeklong Super Bowl LXI content. Known as ESPN Beach, the ...

The Council is also expected to approve a five-year $2,797,154 contract with California Fuels and Lubricants to power 105 vehicles in the Pubic Works and Fire departments with renewable diesel fuel.