April 22, 2026
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Fatal Traffic Collision on Lincoln and Hill This Morning

From SMPD: Today at approximately 6:15 a.m., the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) responded to a radio call for service regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Lincoln Blvd and Hill […]

Elaine Polachek Announces Plans to Leave the City

After nearly 27 years with the City of Santa Monica and nine years serving in the City Manager’s Office, Assistant City Manager Elaine Polachek has announced she will leave her post in July. Elaine shared […]

Ocean Friendly Restaurants

By Sam Skopp   The West Los Angeles and Malibu chapter of The Surfrider Foundation has recently begun a program titled Ocean Friendly Restaurants, offering a certification for restaurants whose practices are determined to be […]

A meeting will be held to discuss the development of rules governing the use of police body cameras.

Alert Police Blotter- Week of March 6-10, 2017

By Tim Broughton   Back Packed. On Friday, February 25, at 12:30 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department were on routine patrol in the area of the 1800 block of Alley Number Eight […]

A bicycle Lane traffic light.

SMPD to Conduct Bike and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations

The Santa Monica Police Department will be conducting Bike and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations with focused enforcement efforts on primary collision factors involving motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists. The Police Department periodically identifies locations where bike […]