A celebration of life honoring Peter Lodato, a prominent figure in the Los Angeles art community, will be held Sunday at ...

The 2028 Olympics will open in Los Angeles in exactly three years, and the planning for the Games is racing alongside their politics. The planning is going better, but the politics are getting harder.

Sociologist Robert Merton coined the term “unintended consequences” in a 1936 essay, exploring how people take actions they ...

Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved significant parking rate increases that are projected to generate an ...

As Republicans lambasted California lawmakers for rushing through their effort to gerrymander the state’s congressional map, Democrats are facing a quieter angst in their own party. To counter what ...

California's deficit-ridden state budget faces a $10-30 billion shortfall, prompting talks of hefty tax increases. What kind ...

SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On In & Around Town includes Dog Daze of Summer event on Montana Ave., Endless Summer C.A.M.P., Venice Art Crawl, and much more! Santa Monica Forward ...

California commits to reducing chronic absenteeism by 50% in 5 years, with new statewide guidance announced by Superintendent ...

Sonic Automotive announced Monday its acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover Santa Monica, bringing the Fortune 500 company's total Jaguar Land Rover dealerships to 11 and cementing its position as the ...

The Santa Monica City Council has unanimously approved zoning amendments designed to promote economic recovery in the ...

The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they've been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years ago for ...

Last month the Santa Monica City Council fired six city officials without cause, tossing aside the councilmembers’ commitment to transparent governance when it got in the way of scoring political ...