Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. vice president Debbie Lee will leave her post of seven years to lead the City of Santa Monica’s Public Information and Communications Team. Santa Monica City Manager Rod Gould made the […]

Voters will be asked today to authorize re-purposing $600 million in general obligation bonds to help fund construction of rental housing for low-income veterans and their families across the state. Proposition 41 would redirect two-thirds […]

The race for one of two open seats on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors intensified in the days before today’s election, turning into a three-horse race to represent Westside and San Fernando Valley […]

Proposition 42 on today’s ballot would remove the mandate that the state reimburse local entities for the costs of following California’s open meeting law and Public Records Act. The measure “is the ultimate solution to […]

Voters will finally have their say today in a wide-open race to replace the retiring Rep. Henry Waxman, (Dem-33rd District), with more than a dozen people vying to take his seat in Congress. Eighteen candidates […]

A Santa Monica panties thief was arrested on Monday, May 26 after hidden camera footage caught him in the act of rifling through an underwear drawer. This story began on Tuesday, May 20, when officers […]

Santa Monica police arrested a 24-year-old homeless man on Sunday, May 25 after he was seen rummaging through trashcans, but he was later released. Officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were on patrol in […]

After months of campaigning, fundraising, and reporting endorsements, the first major leg of the 2014 midterm elections arrives this Tuesday, June 3. Here in Santa Monica, a few major seats are up for grabs. Specifically, […]