16+ hour, 28+ min ago   (419+ words) The city of Santa Monica is searching for a cafe operator to run the historic Camera Obscura Building on Ocean Avenue, opening a competition that will help shape the future of a coastal landmark set to double as Switzerland's official…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (210+ words) ChargePoint and Eaton have partnered with the Santa Monica Department of Transportation to move the city's Big Blue Bus fleet to zero emissions by 2032, the companies announced Aug. 27. The effort is part of Santa Monica's $56 million investment in electric transit…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (894+ words) The Malibu Chili Cook-Off is back. The Palisades Village is open. And the highly anticipated “Ocean Way Festival”, a major music festival, arrives on Santa Monica beach. Here is what is happening, when, and how to get in. Return to…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (323+ words) Santa Monica College has again been named one of the best film schools in North America, appearing on MovieMaker magazine's list of the 30 Best Film Schools in the U.S. & Canada. It is the college's fourth time on the list, which this…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (344+ words) The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's Board of Education reviewed dozens of policy and regulation updates at its Aug. 27 meeting, revising local rules to match new state laws on school meals, construction bidding, nondiscrimination and charter schools. The updates were…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (863+ words) California may protect young people facing criminal allegations from deceptive law enforcement techniques by limiting how police use undercover agents in custody. The Legislature last week passed a bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from targeting certain people under…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (374+ words) A Venice man who was once charged in the death of a Santa Monica bar manager has moved his fight from criminal to civil court, filing a lawsuit against Los Angeles County, the city of Santa Monica and the state…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (264+ words) The 2026 Santa Monica Classic, produced by The McCourt Foundation, has sold out all general and charity entries for its 10K and 5K races more than a month before the Sept. 13 event. Demand for general entries rose 20% over the previous year, pushing traditional…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (333+ words) Student homelessness in Los Angeles County climbed nearly 30% in a single school year, far outpacing state and national trends, according to new UCLA research warning that the crisis is deepening just as the funding built to address it runs dry....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (531+ words) There was a time, not too many years ago, when drafting and enacting California’s budgets was a fairly transparent and straightforward process. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the process became opaque and the budget became a hodgepodge of phantom…...