Santa Monica City Council will consider permanent zoning changes to help restaurants, a $600K Santa Monica Boulevard safety study, and homeless housing outside city limits.

February 20, 2026 -- For the first time, the City Council on Tuesday will expand its search for transitional housing and services for the homeless far outside Santa Monica.

Santa Monica College announced via a press release on its website that it received a $355,000 grant from United Way of Greater ...

February 27, 2026 -- LA County on Wednesday informed the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) it would conduct an "evaluation and review" of its finances and operations starting next week.

Santa Monica resident Britta Slinger, left, and her friend walk past a former senior assisted-living facility to be converted into supportive housing for the homeless. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles ...

STEP UP — As candidates go door to door to drum up support ahead of November’s election, there’s one potential voting block they’re almost certain to miss: the men and women who spend their days and ...

After a swanky Santa Monica restaurant was temporarily closed a few weeks ago for health code violations, a prominent critic is pointing the finger squarely at a taxpayer-funded homeless shelter next ...

An infestation at swanky Santa Monica restaurant Elephante was caused by vermin from a nearby homeless shelter, an observer claims.

To the editor: The first paragraph of this article says it all: two buildings with breathtaking ocean views next to multimillion-dollar townhomes and condos (“L.A. County blindsided Santa Monica by ...