Two incumbents and a challenger are likely to win the race for Santa Monica City Council with Councilwoman Lana Negrete, Mayor Caroline Torosis and Ashley Oelsen holding the top three spots through ...

The early count split the two main slates. Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights endorsed Torosis, Ivanov and Morrow, but only Torosis was in a winning position. Negrete and Trussler ran together as a ...

The City Council on Tuesday approved most of a broad affordability package, expanding a cash assistance program for low-income senior renters and moving $23.5 million in Measure GS housing money ...

Nearly two years after wildfire devastated Pacific Palisades, a cluster of major financial institutions along Sunset Boulevard is emerging as a sign of confidence in the community’s future, but local ...

More than a year and a half after the wildfires devastated communities across Los Angeles County, thousands of homeowners remain caught between the cost of rebuilding and the financing needed to ...

Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people, including six medical professionals, in health care fraud schemes that allegedly produced about $2 billion in false claims, among them what the Justice ...

Google, a16z and Anthropic headlined Westside programming as hundreds of technology events took place across Los Angeles through Sunday. Santa Monica and Venice emerged as two of the busiest hubs for ...

There are restaurants where you go because you're hungry. There are others you go for the vibe. And there are restaurants where you go because someone in your group says, "Let's order the one they ...

It’s that biennial time to take pride in our democracy, or, after reading the arguments for and against 21 ballot measures, we might wonder if the serf system was underrated. I’ve invested many hours ...

It’s been four months since the first debate of the election season at the Santa Monica Democratic Club, which I wrote a column about at the time. For better or worse, not a lot has changed. School ...

SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes tons of New Years Food & Events options, a Route 66 Centennial Kickoff , and much more! Ring in the New Year - East ...

The city of Santa Monica and its nonprofit housing partner have closed out a nearly two-year legal fight over a planned affordable housing project at 1217 Euclid St., after ...