Press releases and official announcements from Santa Monica.
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Via Santa Monica Police press release. Earlier this morning, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Detectives filed charges on a suspect believed to be involved in an arson which led to the death of a resident in Santa Monica. The suspect…
Via SMPD press release. Earlier today, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Traffic Investigators filed charges on a suspect involved in a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a Metro Expo Line train. The suspect is identified as Anthony Manuel Beltran…
Via Santa Monica College press release. Santa Monica College (SMC) is pleased to announce that its student-run newspaper The Corsair has won 12 awards from the California College Media Association (CCMA). The awards were announced on Saturday, March 3 at the CCMA awards banquet…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. City Manager Rick Cole has selected Cynthia Renaud as the next Santa Monica Police Chief. Renaud has served as Chief of Police for the City of Folsom, California for the last seven years…
Via Santa Monica Fire Department press release. On Saturday March 3, 2018 at 8:41 p.m. the Santa Monica Public Safety Communications Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a large fire at 425 Marine Ave. Santa Monica Fire Department (SMFD) units…
Via Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce press release. The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Santa Monica Commission on the Status of Women, is proud to present the 2018 OWL International Women’s Day Breakfast to herald Women’s…
This post, by city of Santa Monica Senior Planner Elizabeth Bar-El, originally appeared at santamonica.gov. Santa Monica’s iconic beaches and historic pier are essential to the city’s identity. The Santa Monica coastline and surrounding areas are also protected as a…
The following post is by Kevin Herrera, sr. marketing & communication manager for Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. It originally appeared on Santa Monica Centric. Downtown seems to be littered with them. On almost every street corner you can find a Bird…
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) is seeking the public’s assistance with any information or witnesses related to a suspicious death that occurred in Santa Monica. In addition, SMPD is seeking to locate the next of kin or anyone that…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office is inviting the public to a unique symposium about the past, present and future of civil rights in housing. The free event is on January 18, 2018 from 1:30 to 4:30…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. On Monday January 8th at 6:53 a.m. The Santa Monica Fire Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a structure fire at 1435 26th Street in the city of Santa Monica. Firefighters arrived five…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. The United States District Court, Central District of California has dismissed in its entirety a case challenging the Consent Decree between the City of Santa Monica and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the…
Due to a brush fire near the Getty Center, officials announced that all Santa Monica-Malibu schools will be closed Wednesday. According to the Los Angeles Times, the roughly 50-acre fire broke out near the Brentwood neighborhood around 5 a.m. It has…
Santa Monica City officials want to hear from the community at an upcoming meeting addressing public safety, the growing homelessness crisis, and community policing. On Monday, December 11 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., public safety and other city officials, including…
