A brushfire was ignited in lower Topanga Canyon, when a car plunged down a cliff and ignited Saturday. The fire burned a small area of canyon bottom but was put out within a half hour […]

Santa Monica’s own literary version of Coachella, YALLWest, will make its debut as the city’s first Young Adult book festival on April 11 and 12. Best-selling YA authors and co-organizers Margaret Stohl and Melissa de […]

Six earthquakes, the largest magnitude 3.1, shook the Oat Mountain area north of the San Fernando Valley today. Automated seismographs reported the series of quakes starting at 7:45 a.m. — most in the 1-2 magnitude […]

A man shot and killed himself at the Universal Studios theme park Friday  afternoon, near a restaurant where a former girlfriend works as a waitress, a sheriff’s lieutenant said. The shooting happened near the Despicable […]

In January 2015, the Santa Monica City Council adopted an updated Water Shortage Response Plan and re-declared a stage two water supply shortage, requiring mandatory conservation. Council’s direction to mandate reductions comes at a crucial […]

Heal the Bay is hosting a series of public Earth Month activities throughout April to provide fun, family-friendly opportunities to improve Southern California neighborhoods, shorelines and local rivers and creeks. From volunteer trainings to beach […]

By Henry Long FABstudio gallery owner, Flavio Bisciotti, and Flower & Hewes gallerist, Brekelle Lavee’ Long and have partnered to present “7 Extraordinary Artists” this Thursday, April 9, at Fabstudio in Santa Monica. This is […]

The empty Paper Mate building, sitting at 1681 26th Street Santa Monica, and previous location of the proposed community-dividing Hines Project, has a new owner and with that, a new plan moving forward. Lincoln Property […]

By Gary Stromberg More than half of the teenagers in the United States have tried alcohol. With spring break in full swing, this situation is particularly troubling because so many young people end up binge […]