Here are SMPD's safety tips for the big game: Designate a Sober Driver: Choose someone ahead of time who will stay alcohol-free and make sure everyone gets home safely. Use Ride-Sharing Services or ...

February 7, 2025 -- Police on Wednesday arrested a suspect who allegedly stole more than 300 pounds of copper wire from ...

February 6, 2025 -- The City Council on Tuesday is poised to further a pro-housing agenda that is picking up steam after four new Council members were sworn in two months ago.

Feb. 5-- The man arrested at his Santa Monica home Tuesday afternoon was a spy paid by the North Korean government to recruit other agents, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday in U.S.

The City Council Tuesday night is expected to make Santa Monica the first California city to ban the fees banks charge when consumers use a "foreign" Automated Teller Machine. The battle to ban ATMs ...

February 5, 2025 -- The City will waive outdoor dining fees during February to help local businesses weather the fallout of the recent Palisades Fire. Under a supplement to its Emergency Order, ...

February 5, 2025 -- A Santa Monica High School science teacher was arrested Wednesday for allegedly having an "inappropriate ...

November 23-- Characterizing the recent City Council race as “vicious” and “mean-spirited,” City Councilman Michael Feinstein gave supporters a rare analysis of his election loss during a meeting last ...

November 15-- A 25-year-old Los Angeles man locally seeking help to kick substance abuse continues to fight for his life at a local hospital after being shot in the Pico Neighbor Sunday afternoon, a ...

February 4, 2025 -- During the last week of January, Santa Monica police arrested nearly a dozen repeat offenders during operations conducted by special teams.