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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A month-long cross-country bicycle tour to support post-9/11 service members is scheduled to begin in the Malibu area on June 4. The Ride Across USA cycling team will venture across the United States until it […]

The City of Santa Monica says temporary lane closures and delays are possible during daytime hours today through Friday, June 6 in the following locations: • 20th Street (between Olympic Boulevard and Colorado Avenue) • […]

A magnitude-4.2 earthquake struck near Westwood on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries, authorities said. The quake — which hit at 7:36 p.m. and was felt from Ventura County […]

Songwriter-rapper Chris Brown was released from jail today after serving 24 of the 131 days to which he was sentenced on May 9, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s inmate records show. The sheriff’s Inmate Information Center […]