The new Planetarium in the recently opened LEED Gold-certified Mathematics + Science Building on the Main Campus features a 9 ...

November 4, 2025 -- Santa Monica has been struggling with a sputtering local economy that has seen sales taxes drop and commercial vacancies persist, but the City's efforts to help local businesses ...

November 3, 2025 -- The City Council last week unanimously approved steps to make the process for new homeless housing facilities more transparent, but not before setting off some political fireworks.

November 3, 2025 -- The Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees is seeking applicants to fill an open seat on the Personnel Commission, which is responsible for administering the college’s Merit ...

October 31, 2025 -- With funding for the SNAP food assistance program running out on Saturday due to the Federal government shutdown, the Westside Food Bank is "pleading" for donations.

October 31, 2025 -- Santa Monica College (SMC) won a top award from the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) for its "pioneering" community college program, school officials announced Thursday.

October 29, 2025 -- A Santa Monica man who pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and concealing income from the IRS was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in federal ...

October 29, 2025 -- As National Pedestrian Safety Month comes to a close, traffic improvements will enter their final phase in the industrial zone area and SMPD traffic officers will resume ...

October 30, 2025 -- Low-income children from across Los Angeles County came this month to the inaugural Youth Day at the Pier that for many was their first visit to the ocean. Photo Santa Monica Pier ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated that one third of RAND Corporation's local workforce has been laid off. Of the 800 local employees, 73 have were laid off.