Santa Monicans will be hit with a 5 percent increase in water rates this year, City Council Tuesday night shaving 4 percent off the previously-approved 9 percent year-on-year five-year rate rise.

The Expo Line Phase 2 rail operations and maintenance facility in Santa Monica was turned over to Metro on yesterday.

The Westside is performing well already this year in terms of luxury real estate. A report released Tuesday revealed that the Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Pacific Palisades luxury housing markets are off to a strong start.

Santa Monica High School’s (Samohi) Ben Ross has been named as one of 60 Presidential Scholar in the Arts candidates as part of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

When Caruso Affiliated’s Palisades Village opens late next year, the Westside will add to its directory a new movie theater, specialty grocer, community room, unique retailers, and increased parking.

Get thy earthly bodies to the Ahmanson Theatre before the next plague comes upon you, as Sean Hayes’ God has materialized and is currently holding court in his breathtakingly beautiful heavenly home designed by Scott Pask, complete with a colorful stairway to heaven.

NKLA Lovable Pets of the Week: Callie and Shake the cats and Sandy the dog

The 3rd Annual Forum on the State of Addiction will be held in Santa Monica Friday with a focus on Women in Recovery.

Evacuations saw people spill on the laws and parking lot at Santa Monica Courthouse as a power outage shuts down the City.