The City Manager will oversee an annual budget of $765 million and an executive team that includes an Assistant City Manager, a Deputy City Manager and eleven department directors.

Last year, the median Maximum Allowable Rent (MAR) rose by $58 to $1,853 for a rent control studio, by $86 to $2,295 for a ...

The Senate Housing Committee voted 4 to 3 to reject SB 677, a bill sponsored by Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) to streamline a housing law he sponsored allowing duplexes to be built on single-family ...

April 21, 2025 -- Santa Monica will celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday with free bus rides, educational events and special flashing colors on the world's only solar powered Ferris Wheel. Pacific Park's ...

Conducted between April 14 and 16, the text message poll of some 110 residents found that about 80 percent support a new Federal task force launched to investigate potential “fraud, waste, abuse and ...

August 7-- Architect Ralph Mechur -- a tireless volunteer and education activist -- is expected to be appointed to the School Board Thursday night, District officials announced Monday. Mechur, who has ...

Feb. 27-- The School Board voted 5 to 2 Thursday night to direct Superintendent John Deasy to "create his gift-policy with a mandatory component." The board, however, did not give final approval to a ...

August 4-- Sunlight and starlight came together Thursday afternoon on the Third Street Promenade with the unveiling of a series of dark and vibrant-hued images of earth, the stars and the primal ...

Our teenagers, both natives of Santa Monica, were growing restless. Their crowded bedroom was piled high with art projects, books, sports gear and things that are best described as stuff. They needed ...

November 7-- Santa Monica’s Critical Mass could be in critical condition after police cracked down on more than 30 cyclists who took part in the rolling celebration of bicycle culture last Friday. The ...

Santa Monica, which is known for its slow-moving planning and building process, moved at full speed in coordination with ...