The non-resident population at SMC fell from 4,259 students in the 2018-19 fiscal year to 2,841 students in 2025-26. Staff also is recommending increasing the Student Health Fee to the maximum amount ...

February 3, 2026 -- Santa Monica is commemorating Black History Month with a series of events that help mark "an especially significant and momentous milestone," City officials said. Titled “A century ...

In a January 29 letter to the SMC Community, SMC Superintendent and President SMC Kathryn E. Jeffery said the drastic measures must be taken to help bridge a structural deficit of $17 million in ...

February 2, 2026 -- On Wednesday, the Big Blue Bus will honor the legacy of Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks during Transit Equity Day by offering free rides to all passengers.

The thefts that took place from June to October of last year included a Lululemon store in Santa Monica, police officials said. "Investigators determined the suspects were part of a coordinated retail ...

January 28, 2026 -- The City Council unanimously approved a $3.5 million Restorative Justice Program Tuesday that is one of the largest locally funded initiatives of its kind in the nation.

January 30, 2026 -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Waymo's protocols after one of the company's self-driving cars struck a child near Grant Elementary ...

SMC's "one-of-a-kind" program was launched in 2024 with initial seed funding from United Way to respond to LA County’s "significant shortage of trained homelessness service professionals," school ...

“The survey found that Santa Monica voters value the airport and support keeping it open in a way that preserves options for the city,” said Ben Marcus, co-founder and president of Spirit of Santa ...

January 29, 2026 -- The City Attorney's office last week sued the owners of 28 Santa Monica rent-controlled apartment buildings who allegedly made $18 million illegally renting units as short-term ...

The move to scale back the initial measure comes six months after the Council voted on July 8 to direct staff to draft an ordinance that would pave the way for unionizing businesses that lease space ...

January 26, 2026 -- Former City communications director Debbie Lee returned to Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.'s Promenade office Monday to run the agency she re-branded 15 years ago.