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Film Santa Monica, a division of SMTT, aims to streamline the film permitting process for Santa Monica with concierge ...
In an unprecedented vote, the City Council has recalled all six of its appointments to the Downtown Santa Monica Board and ...
Santa Monica City Council approves updates to RAND Corporation's development agreement for more diverse Civic Center uses.
On Tuesday, members of the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to enter into mediation with the family of Silas White, a Black businessman whose land was seized by the city almost 70 years ago ...
The transition from concrete construction to mass timber -- which is an engineered wood product -- would help the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions by an additional 26 percent by 2030 ("City ...
The city of Santa Monica plans to designate the Third street Promenade as an open container area. The goal is to attract more visitors, but some business owners are concerned it’ll do the ...
The security breach took place on May 5, when the City's contracted vendor overseeing the Airport's Security Access Control System (SACS) "ceased operations without notice" after unexpectedly closing ...
Maria Loya, a former city council candidate who is a plaintiff in the 2016 case against Santa Monica, said the city continues to use taxpayer dollars to fight it.
On Friday, July 25, the city of Santa Monica announced on its website that its City Attorney, Doug Sloan resigned on Thursday ...
Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi, who has served as Irvine’s sixth city manager since Dec. 2021, is planning to step down from his role to take the top administrative job in Santa Monica.
A Santa Monica business owner launched a grassroots program to address California's homelessness crisis in Los Angeles County, calling on city leaders to take action.
Former Fresno City Attorney Doug Sloan is the new Fresno County counsel. He comes to the position after three years in Santa Monica.