Claims that 60,000 people showed up to the first night of the Santa Monica Pier Concert series were greatly overstated, according to an independent tally released by Pier officials Thursday. Digital Design & Imaging Services, one of the firms that…
The police are investigating an argument turned violent that left one person hospitalized after alleged being stabbed this morning in Downtown Santa Monica. According to Santa Monica Police Department Public Information Officer Lieutenant Saul Rodriguez, officers responded to a call…
Tonight’s City Council meeting promises to be a lively one with the city’s budget up for approval, a controversial question of where to put a new sports field up for debate, and an item addressing concerns over a recent purchase…
Nearly two years after the City Council approved three parklets on Main Street, they will open to the public with a ribbon cutting Sunday at 10 a.m. The three parklets — small public open-space expansions of the sidewalk that usually replace on-street…
On Tuesday, the Santa Monica City Council will weigh its options for a possible sports field at the Civic Center. The project could cost nearly $100 million, primarily due to parking costs. Several of the proposed options in the staff…
This week, the free Twilight Concerts series at the Santa Monica Pier kicks off with Khalid and Bibi Bourelly and Sloan’s Ice Cream opens up on the Third Street Promenade. Twilight Pier Concerts Start On Thursday, 21-year-old German singer and…
The already three-year-long process of revitalizing Bergamot Arts Center, the five-acre parcel of city-owned land directly adjacent to the Expo 26th Street Station, will move forward after the City Council voted 5-to-1 Tuesday to support preliminary plans for the site.…
The 33rd annual Twilight Concert Series kicks off on June 22 at the Santa Monica Pier. Here are some tips for enjoying the concerts — and avoiding traffic. Anyone who has attended these concerts knows that the Pier — and…
Workers from the Santa Monica Doubletree hotel will celebrate with activists, community leaders, and elected officials Tuesday at City Hall after voting to join the local the hospitality workers union, UNITE HERE Local 11. The celebration is the culmination of…
The Santa Monica Police Department arrested 37-year-old Loriana Christine Tippin Saturday as a suspect in an attempted carjacking incident that led to a hit-and-run charge. The incident, according to Santa Monica Police officials, happened on 2nd Street between Broadway and…
The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday will consider the next steps in an already three-year-long process aimed at revitalizing the city-owned, Expo-adjacent Bergamot Arts Center, rents from which subsidize the operation of the Big Blue Bus because the city purchased…
“Chain Reaction,” the anti-nuclear sculpture by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad, will be re-dedicated on June 26 to mark the culmination of rehab work and the installation of a new “peace garden” around the base of the 26-foot…
UPDATE, 10:20 a.m.: Santa Monica Police and city officials say that most of the signals have been returned to normal operation, save for some along Wilshire, Lincoln, Pico, and I-10 on/off ramps. UPDATE: Many lights back to normal other than…
The numbers from L.A. County’s recent homelessness count released Wednesday revealed a bleak picture, with the number of people sleeping on the streets, in shelters, or in their cars jumping 23 percent to 57,794. The numbers also revealed that Santa Monica’s…
On Saturday, June 3, the Santa Monica Conservancy will celebrate Nick Gabaldón Day in commemoration of the Santa Monica resident who is known as L.A.’s first documented surfer of African-American and Latino descent. The celebration will run from 9 a.m. to…
