April 7, 2026
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DUI Checkpoint Tonight in Santa Monica:

Drivers be warned: The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint this evening at an undisclosed location. At this checkpoint, officers will be checking not only to make sure […]

More Taxes Considered for Santa Monica, Malibu Schools:

Continuing concerns about the future of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s budget deficit prompted the school board to reconvene the district’s citizens committee to examine the feasibility of an emergency parcel tax for the […]

Santa Monica Pier

LA County Beaches Decline in Beach Report Card:

Heal The Bay, the Santa Monica-based environmental organization, has been issuing report cards for beach water quality for 21 years. Water quality is assessed based on samples collected through regular monitoring of beaches throughout the […]

Police Look For Assault Suspect, Victim Critical:

Santa Monica Police have asked for the public’s assistance in located a man who assaulted another man last week outside O’Brien’s pub on Main Street, leaving the victim in critical condition. The felony assault occurred […]

Misfit Art.

The Misfit Opens at Santa Monica Clock Tower:

The Misfit recently opened on the ground floor of Santa Monica’s 1920s landmark Clock Tower building. For two years this space was home to chef Alain Giraud’s French brasserie, Anisette, which closed in September 2010. […]