In his column, Cole called Chi "a visionary" who two months earlier had launched a pilot program based on one in Eugene, ...

The letter notes that the Councilmembers Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell and Natalya Zernitskaya are part of a Council super-majority that has moved to defund the City's Neighborhood Associations ...

Councilmember John Lee, who authored the resolution opposing SB79, called the bill “not planning” but “chaos,” according to the Times. The bill's sponsor, State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), ...

The three Councilmembers who proposed the ordinance in July -- Caroline Torosis, Ellis Raskin and Jessie Zwick -- gave a far rosier picture of the state of business in the City and Pier.

August 13, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday took up a nine-year-old voting rights lawsuit filed by Latino plaintiffs that could drag on for several more years.

August 20, 2025 -- Americana in the Park -- a free concert series showcasing American music -- returns next month with a special edition celebrating Santa Monica’s 150th Anniversary, Ciy officials ...

The stipulated judgment signed by Judge Daniel T. Nishigaya requires HelloFresh to obey applicable laws, pay $6.38 million in civil penalties, $1 million as restitution to affected consumers and ...

Of the 63 arrests made, 43 -- or 68 percent -- involved homeless individuals. To date, 1,346 of the 1,917 total arrests made by police, or 70 percent, involved the homeless.

August 18, 2025 -- The City Council last Tuesday restructured the rates at its Downtown parking structures and hiked prices for meters and lots citywide, generating more than $8 million a year for the ...

August 19, 2025 -- A pedestrian was struck by a car near the Expo train station Downtown Friday afternoon, marking the first traffic fatality in Santa Monica this year.

"Because the property is being returned to the rental market more than five years after its withdrawal, the owner may set the initial rent for any unit at market rate," Chaparyan informed the Council ...