Tag: Santa Monica
City Faces Potential Lawsuit For Raising CCW Fees
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica is currently facing a potential lawsuit for raising the licensing fees to carry a concealed weapon. Gun Advocacy groups are arguing...
City Council Votes To Charge Fee For CCW Renewal
SANTA MONICA—At the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on Tuesday, March 14, city staff decided in an unanimous 7 to 0 vote that...
Suspect Leads Pursuit From Riverside To Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—A pursuit that began in Riverside ended in Santa Monica on Thursday, March 9, after police were looking for a stolen vehicle in...
Sea Dragon Retires From Santa Monica Pier
SANTA MONICA—After 27 years of entertaining beachgoers at Pacific Park at the Santa Monica Pier, the iconic 6,000-pound Sea Dragon, was lifted out of the...
Existing Building Electrification Roadmap Released
SANTA MONICA—On Monday, February 27, the city of Santa Monica published the Existing Building Electrification Roadmap, which identifies strategies to decrease carbon emissions and...
Santa Monica Woman Arrested For Attempted Kidnapping
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, February 8 at approximately 1:15 p.m., a woman attempted to kidnap a four-year-old boy on the 2400 block of...
Collision In Santa Monica Turns Violent
SANTA MONICA—On January 24 at approximately 3:42 p.m. officers with the Santa Monica Police Department were flagged down by an individual regarding...
City Bus Crashes Into Firestone Tire
SANTA MONICA—On Monday, January 2, a city bus crashed into a Firestone Tire building in Santa Monica while trying to avoid a collision.
The crash...
State Of The City To Be Held February 7, 2023
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica's State of the City will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. The community is invited to the virtual...
Former Instructor Is Suing New Roads School For Discrimination
SANTA MONICA—Tiffany Wright, a former instructor at a private preparatory school in Santa Monica, is suing the institution for alleged discrimination, retaliation, hostile work...
Fairview Branch Library Reopens Via Self Service, Enhanced Hours
SANTA MONICA—The Fairview Branch Library will reopen on Tuesday, November 1, via Open+ a comprehensive self-service model providing controlled access to the library.
Community members...
Human Services Grants Program Request For Proposal FY 2023-2027 Available
SANTA MONICA—On September 28, the city of Santa Monica released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Human Services Grants Program (HSGP) to solicit...
Enforcement Beginning For Vehicles Parked On “Parkways” And “Driveway Aprons”
SANTA MONICA—Starting November 1, the Traffic Services Division of the Santa Monica Police Department will begin to enforce Santa Monica Municipal Code section 3.12.380....
Report For Santa Monica Pier Bridge Replacement Project Now Available
SANTA MONICA—The city completed and released the Draft Recirculated Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment for the Santa Monica Pier Bridge Replacement Project. The document is...
Community Services Director Andy Agle To Retire
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica Community Services Director Andy Agle announced on Tuesday, September 20 that he will retire at the end of the year. His...
Downbeat 720 Returns To In-Person Performances
SANTA MONICA—The city of Santa Monica announced in a press release on Monday, September 19 that Downbeat 720, the city’s open-mic for high school...
Five Santa Monica Artists Awarded City Artist Fellowships
SANTA MONICA—The city awarded five Santa Monica artists with Artist Fellowships in the 13th year of Santa Monica’s individual artist support program. The $16,000...
Rent Relief Available For Tenants In Rent-Controlled Apartments
SANTA MONICA—The city of Santa Monica announced on its website that on Monday, August 29, beginning at 8 a.m. the “Rent Control Adjustment Relief”...
SMPD Conduct Underage Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation
SANTA MONICA—On August 5, the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) conducted an underage Decoy Shoulder Tap operation. The operation utilized a decoy, under the...
Injunctions Against Landlords In Section 8 Voucher Discrimination Lawsuit
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office obtained a stipulated judgment and injunctions against local landlords in a lawsuit where the city alleged the landlords...