The City of Santa Monica’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has received $200,000 from the Department of Homeland Security to purchase eight portable solar powered emergency light towers.  These emergency lighting systems will be used […]

A Proclamation, issued by the Santa Monica City Council, on Tuesday, April 28, declared that the week of May 3 – 9, 2015 is designated as “Municipal Clerks Week.”  The Proclamation was presented to City […]

Updated Thursday, April 30 – 9:15 a.m. More than 5,000 nurses began two days of strikes today at three L.A-area hospitals and five in Northern California to press for higher staffing levels and what two […]

A day at the beach with friends ended in handcuffs for a woman from Calimesa in Riverside County on Thursday, April 16, after an argument with her girlfriend escalated to violence. An officer of the […]

Strong Santa Ana winds will buffet the Southland today, creating a threat of wildfires, forecasters said. A wind advisory will be in effect until 2 p.m. along the Los Angeles County coast, in the San […]

Santa Monica will hold its 25th annual observance of the National Day of Prayer at 8 am Thursday, May 7, at the Tongva Park amphitheater west of City Hall between Main Street and Ocean Avenue.  […]

The NKLA Pet Adoption Center has adoptable dogs and cats from featured NKLA Coalition partners, including Sally and Carmel who are available to adopt today. Adoption specials daily including waived adoption fees. All pets are […]

The success of Santa Monica’s first historic district will be on display when the Santa Monica Conservancy hosts a tour of the Third Street Neighborhood Historic District on Sunday, May 3, from 1 pm to […]

Tennessee Pastor Walter “Chick” McGill, a 69-year-old Vietnam Veteran, is completing the first coast-to-coast national prayer-walk in US history, carrying a large American flag and saluting every passing motorist on the walk route as a […]

The City of Santa Monica says temporary lane closures and delays are possible during daytime hours today through Friday, May 1, in the following locations: • California Incline closed • Ocean Avenue (between Pico Blvd […]