Assistance League of Santa Monica member volunteers gathered on Wednesday at the Chapter House to fill 420 backpacks with age appropriate school supplies, which includes notebooks, writing utensils, and other materials, as well as a […]

That fabled Texas-sized island made of trash in our ocean, the Great Pacific garbage patch, does not exist. Nor is there a plastic zoo or trash vortex. It’s something more insidious that exists in our […]

Santa Monica City Manager Rick Cole may have one of the most challenging city management positions in California, responsible for the day-to-day administration of the City of Santa Monica, which includes implementation of City Council […]

The discovery Wednesday night of the substance later identified as linoleic acid forced closure of a stretch of the beach in Santa Monica. The discovery of the substance was reported about 7 p.m. between lifeguard […]

The Santa Monica City Clerk’s Office, in partnership with the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials, is commemorating that today, Aug. 6, is the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which was signed […]

Santa Monica’s bike sharing program, Breeze Bike Share, is now offering founding membership registration. A system test using seven selected stations or “hub” locations will launch on Aug. 13 for about six weeks.  A full […]

This week on Westside Top 5, host Atlas Novack shares his top five Coffee Shops on the Westside of Los Angeles.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to be in Los Angeles today to participate in a roundtable discussion on home care and conduct a campaign fundraiser. Clinton will meet with home care […]

A Calabasas man who attempted to steal merchandise from an Apple Store in Santa Monica for a second time within a few days was arrested on Saturday, July 25. At 10 am officers of the […]

A loose carburetor jet caused Harrison Ford’s vintage aircraft to lose power shortly after takeoff from Santa Monica Airport in March, leading to the actor’s crash-landing in a golf course near the airfield, federal investigators […]