Santa Monica’s Downtown is unique in that it is contained on three sides with cliffs to the west, deep canyon to the north and the Santa Monica Freeway to the south. This limits access to and from the center of our City. Since most major arteries terminate in Downtown, there are few ways for residents to escape the inevitable gridlock.

From SMPD:  This morning at approximately  7:15 a.m.,  SMPD received a radio call for service of a carjacking just occurred at the 2600 block Ocean Front walk.   The victim’s vehicle was taken by force.   The […]

Not surprisingly given its proximity to the Los Angeles area, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area suffers from high levels of light pollution that not only affect nighttime views of the sky, but also can disrupt wildlife ecosystems, according to a study released today.

Buy Local Santa Monica, which is a campaign devoted to encouraging support and growth for
local businesses, held a Health and Fitness festival this past Saturday at the Santa Monica Civic
Center, which featured over 100 booths where community members shared advice and
expertise and provided free health screenings and product samples to the hundreds of Santa
Monica residents who visited the festival throughout the day.

Approximately 850 2nd to 5th grade students from under-served schools in Los Angeles County will visit the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium and the beach for a day of ocean fun and interactive learning games at Heal the […]

Band leader Larry “Fuzzy” Knight will present his Blowin’ Smoke Rhythm and Blues Revue featuring the Fabulous Smokettes at Harvelle’s Blues Club, 1432 4th St., on Saturday September 17, from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Following the Santa Monica City Council’s passage of an anti-Human Trafficking resolution brought by Councilmember Kevin McKeown on September 13, 2016, the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office (CAO) is implementing a Human Trafficking Awareness and Enforcement Project this month.

Applications are now being accepted for SMMUSD’s Personnel Commission vacancy, which becomes available on December 1, 2016.

Conserve Energy SoCal’s final solar-powered light show will be held tomorrow at Santa Monica Pier. Regular shows will continue there on. During these last few months, avoiding energy shortages was top of mind and residents […]

From SMPD: On September 11, 2016 at about 10:45 p.m. SMPD Communications Center received multiple calls of a subject down at the 1400 block Pacific Coast Highway.   Santa Monica Fire Department Paramedics responded.   Upon arrival, SMFD pronounced […]