As SMC’s Vice President of Student Success, Dr. Acosta will serve as the Chief Student Services Officer and as a member of the College’s senior leadership team.

December 22, 2025 -- Spurred by a fiscal crisis, the City Council last week paved the way for as many as 16 digital billboards Downtown that can span 1,000 square feet each and remain in place for 30 ...

The FPPC found that while neither Zwick nor HAC's financial interest in local housing production decisions met traditional ...

The events are a key component of a "realignment plan" to kick-start a local economy that has been struggling and to generate revenues for a City government that has been depleting its cash reserves ...

Held Sunday, the annual community gathering drew hundreds of participants who celebrated the holiday season under the historic Moreton Bay Fig Tree planted by Santa Monica's founder in the late 1800s.

December 18, 2025 -- The scant information available pinpointing Nick Reiner's whereabouts after allegedly murdering his parents indicates he may have spent much of the day in Santa Monica.

Still, on January 10 Santa Monicans will flock to the shoreline "to dive into the new year with an invigorating ocean plunge" as they do every year, City officials announced Tuesday. The day starts at ...

December 17, 2025 -- Acting Police Chief Darrick Jacob has been appointed as Santa Monica's next police chief, making him the ...

The grant provides $14.3 million to fund sustainable transportation infrastructure projects, including purchasing five new zero-emissions battery electric Big Blue Buses. The money will help the City ...

December 16, 2025 -- A letter Wednesday from County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath seeking to clarify the City Council's "varied positions" on housing for mentally ill homeless individuals elicited very ...