13+ hour, 53+ min ago   (448+ words) The Santa Monica Police Department h released a Critical Incident Community Debriefing Video detailing the Aug. 22 fatal officer-involved shooting of a man in Palisades Park near the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue, including body-worn-camera footage of the encounter. The video, which…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (308+ words) The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District has appointed Thomas Piland as its new chief communications officer, the district announced at its Sept. 9 board meeting. Piland brings more than a decade of experience in strategic communications, community engagement, crisis response and…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (225+ words) A first-in-the-nation bill that would establish low-interest loans to help Californians pay for wildfire retrofitting has been sent to Gov. Newsom. SB 894, introduced by state Sen. Ben Allen, D-Pacific Palisades, received unanimous, bipartisan support from the Senate and Assembly before…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (542+ words) Americans finally found something to agree on: concern about the rapid proliferation of data centers. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that only 1 in 3 Americans approves of the current pace of data center construction, and most would oppose a facility…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (267+ words) Fire officials issued evacuation warnings Wednesday afternoon for two neighborhoods near the Getty Center as a brush fire broke out along the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass. The cause of the fire remained under investigation. Officials emphasized the blaze was…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (241+ words) The Santa Monica Fire Department will hold a community remembrance ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, inviting residents to honor the lives lost and the first responders who answered the call. The ceremony will take place from 7:30 to…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (223+ words) State Sen. Ben Allen, D-Pacific Palisades, has advanced two bills aimed at protecting insurance ratepayers from losing coverage unnecessarily or being harmed by bad business practices. Both now head to Gov. Newsom. "California ratepayers have faced an increasingly difficult insurance…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (463+ words) Montana Avenue will transform into an open-air arts destination on Saturday, Oct. 3, when the Montana Avenue Art Walk returns as one of the city's signature celebrations commemorating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66. The free, day-long event will stretch 10 blocks along…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (352+ words) The Santa Monica Democratic Club has endorsed Brian Goldsmith for state Senate District 24, adding the largest Democratic club in the district to his coalition. Goldsmith won nearly 60% of the endorsement vote, which followed a head-to-head candidate debate. During the debate,…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (301+ words) The Santa Monica Public Library is celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month this September with a special-edition library card designed by local artist Al Mercado and the return of its Read Local, Shop Local: Community Discount Program. The card features artwork…...