The new parking rate plans are supposed generate $9 million annually for the city, which is under financial distress.

SANTA MONICA - The city will wrap its 150th Anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 13, with a free community celebration on the Third Street Promenade featuring live performances and activities across all ...

Election season has officially wrapped for Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. The organization today welcomes three new representatives to its board of directors: Michele Aronson and Eric Sedman for the two ...

SANTA MONICA - The city will roll out new public parking rates on Jan. 12, 2026, a change officials say will simplify pricing ...

This story was updated May 31 at 9:33 p.m. Hundreds of people held a protest in downtown Santa Monica early Sunday afternoon following several days of protests across the country calling for justice ...

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It's been a rough few years for Santa Monica. Businesses have abandoned its once-thriving downtown. Its retail and office vacancy rates are among the highest in Los Angeles County. The crowds that ...

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Cousins Jad Larawan, left, and Pathy Page play chess on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica last summer. A proposal would allow visitors to drink alcoholic beverages outside, turning the ...

The Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to allow people on the pedestrianized Third Street Promenade to drink alcoholic beverages outdoors — with some limitations. Why it matters: ...

11:20 a.m. Sept. 14, 2025: Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Jon Farzam. Santa Monica, long a beacon of economic strength in Southern California, has endured its ...

Police have identified the man accused of opening fire at a police officer at the upscale Santa Monica Place mall Wednesday and shooting at a Waymo in downtown Santa Monica on Sunday, injuring two ...