The events mark the Lunar New Year celebrated by many of the LA region's more than 800,000 Asian Americans, some 9,000 of ...

February 20, 2026 -- For the first time, the City Council on Tuesday will expand its search for transitional housing and services for the homeless far outside Santa Monica.

February 20, 2026 -- Inspired by world-renowned festivals in Monterey and Montreux, Santa Monica will launch it own International Jazz Festival in May. Billed as "a new force for the celebration and ...

February 19, 2026 -- The November 3 general election race is slowly taking shape with six potential candidates and two ballot measures listed on the City Clerk's web page.

Los Angeles' overall cost burden rate ranked 9th worst among the nation's largest metro areas, with the rate increasing by 1.3 percent since 2019. The Apartment list report notes that the cost burden ...

Jazz night is part of the Local's Night series on the Santa Monica Pier presented by Pacific Park every third Thursday of the month for September to May.

Torosis noted that the number of fatal and serious accidents involving bicyclists and pedestrians have steadily risen over the past four years, soaring to a record 60 in 2024 ( "Crashes Resulting in ...

February 17, 2026 -- Santa Monica made national headlines last week when families from across the nation gathered outside the offices of one of the city's biggest employers to protest the drug deaths ...

February 11, 2026 -- Snap Inc, one of Santa Monica's largest employers, became the first major social media platform to settle a landmark lawsuit claiming the companies deliberately addict children.

February 9, 2026 -- The City of Santa Monica is taking steps to relocate homeless services and temporary shelter from Downtown as a key component of its citywide "Realignment Plan." The City Council ...

February 10, 2026 -- Northeast Neighbors informed City officials Monday that the group will not participate in a new grant program it claims is overly restrictive, invasive and muzzles free speech.

All City of Santa Monica beach lots and pay-by-space lots are enforced 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, including Presidents Day. There will be no refuse, recycling, or yard/green waste collection or ...