Santa Monica College placed on enhanced monitoring by accrediting commission due to structural deficit, enrollment decline, and unfunded liabilities totaling millions.

For Rafael Vásquez, seeing his book on the shelves of the Santa Monica Public Library is more than a professional milestone. It is a return to the building where, as a middle and high school student, ...

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County is inviting residents to apply for the 2027-2028 Civil Grand Jury, which examines county, city and joint-powers agencies. Applications are due Nov. 1, 2026.

SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes outdoor films, local singles mixers, new Palisades dining, and much more! Singles Night at Circle Bar: Ditch the apps ...

Los Angeles Metro recorded 25,847,617 boardings in July, about 2 million more than in July 2025 and an increase of 8.79%, the transit agency reported. Weekend travel drove much of the growth. Saturday ...

Ask a Los Angeles employer whether they’d give a young person their first real shot at a career and most would say yes. Ask them to pull it off across a maze of disconnected programs, agencies and ...

A new documentary about Buzz, the short-lived 1990 MTV series that put avant-garde writers and artists on music television, will screen in Santa Monica on Sept. 5 ahead of its wider release, followed ...

Affordable housing built in Santa Monica over the past fiscal year outpaced the city's minimum requirements by a wide margin, according to a new report presented to the City Council, even as the ...

More than two dozen California Assembly Democrats and one state senator sent a letter Wednesday to legislative leaders asking them to delay fees under SB 54, the state’s landmark plastic reduction law ...

LOS ANGELES — A man arrested last year on suspicion of stalking actress Jennifer Garner and her husband, actor Ben Affleck, was found not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday, and ordered to stay away ...

One year after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire event in Los Angeles history, communities across the region are marking Tuesday's anniversary with demonstrations, memorial events and a ...

City Manager Oliver Chi has announced the appointment of Darrick Jacob as Santa Monica's next chief of police. Jacob has served with the Santa Monica Police Department since 2004 and has been acting ...