Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to install automated license plate readers on parking enforcement vehicles, replacing chalk and paper receipts in municipal lots.

In the spring of 2021, the Southern California Association of Governments (“SCAG”) published a Regional Housing Needs Assessment (“RHNA”), which directed Santa Monica to plan and zone for the ...

Santa Monica High School and Malibu High School were named among the nation’s best in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings, which evaluated nearly 18,000 public schools.

City leaders are welcoming the planned conversion of the longtime Main Street restaurant and nightclub into a family-centered membership club, saying the deal keeps a historic city-owned building ...

The Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project will unveil its Illustrative Master Plan for the future park at a community event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at Memorial Park Gymnasium. The event ...

The Santa Monica College Jazz Ensemble will perform a live concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Music Hall at the SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St.

The Venice Whaler, the beachfront bar and grill at the foot of Washington Boulevard, has temporarily stopped serving alcohol because of a paperwork error, owner Mike Dobson told SMDP on ...

What a wonderful way to roll into summer! Andrew Smith of The Bike Shop Santa Monica donated two beautiful Virtue Campus bikes to the Santa Monica Education Foundation to thank ...

Residents returning to homes after wildfires may face prolonged exposure to cancer-causing chemicals that linger indoors even after outdoor air clears, according to a new UCLA study of the devastating ...

Downtown Santa Monica Inc., in partnership with Yappy Studios, will transform the Third Street Promenade into a free nightlife and music festival Saturday, February 14. Santa Monica Block Fest Vol.

You’ve likely never heard of PACE, but for thousands of California seniors, it’s the reason they’re still living at home. PACE stands for Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly, and it is an ...

Doc Martens and It's Sugar have closed their locations on the Third Street Promenade contributing to the 30% vacancy rate on the City’s flagship economic street, even as officials point to millions of ...