June 27, 2026
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High Energy Fitness Crawl

By Sam Skopp For the second year in a row, the Pico Improvement Organization hosted the Pico Fitness Crawl, Jan. 13, during which participants of all ages could visit 17 featured fitness businesses on Pico […]

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Santa Monica Named One of the Top 100 Best Places to Live

Santa Monica has been named one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live 2018 by Livability.com, outpacing more than 2,100 cities with populations between 20,000 and 350,000. The 2018 ranking builds on a process initially developed with […]

2018 Preservation Awards Calls for Nominations: Deadline is January 31

Every year the Santa Monica Conservancy celebrates the preservation of Santa Monica’s architectural and cultural heritage by honoring exemplary projects and contributions. Award recipients range from residential, commercial and institutional projects that show excellence in restoration, renovation, rehabilitation […]

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Alert Police Blotter Bonus

By Tim Broughton Speed Walking. On Wednesday, January 10, at 2 a.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department received a radio call informing them that a suspicious person was trespassing at an apartment building located […]

Homeless Count Wednesday Night

The City of Santa Monica is holding its annual street-by-street homeless count Wednesday evening from 10.30 p.m. The City is joining the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and communities across the county in conducting the […]

Westside Beat: 5 Things You Need to Know About Bird Scooters

They’re fun, they’re quick, and the Santa Monica Police Department​ is watching them very closely, Bird electronic scooters. Currently. these rentable scooters are raising concerns about traffic safety from officials at Santa Monica City Hall​. […]

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Alert Police Blotter 1/15/18-1/18/18

By Tim Broughton Not The Winning Ticket. On Friday, January 5, at 1:52 p.m. officers of the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a radio call informing them that there had been a “disturbance” at the […]