The city will double its foot and bike patrol staff and add 3 to 5 extra patrol officers daily to the downtown district for ...

Santa Monica establishes a police substation at the local mall as part of a citywide public safety and economic revival plan.

SANTA MONICA - The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve new City Manager Oliver Chi's controversial Santa Monica Realignment Plan, a $3.5 million initiative that adds new policies, ...

The Santa Monica Police Department announced plans Wednesday to open a substation at the Santa Monica Place Mall. “Located on the ground level of Santa Monica Place, the substation represents a ...

The plan, issued as Santa Monica "stands at a crossroads," calls for beefing up the police force, boosting misdemeanor prosecutions and relocating SamoShel, the City's homeless shelter, out of the ...

October 27, 2025 -- A latest plan to chart Santa Monica's comeback revisits initiatives the previous Council proposed and, in some cases, set in motion with few visible results. Downtown, which is on ...

Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade in 2024. One officer was injured Wednesday when a gunman opened fire at Santa Monica Place at the promenade. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Advertisement ...

Locally-based shopping mall behemoth Macerich Co. has defaulted on the $300 million mortgage loan it has for the Santa Monica Place, ultimately returning it to the lender and bidding farewell to the ...

LOS ANGELES – A police officer was "ambushed" on June 25 after attempting to detain a man suspected in a separate shooting in Santa Monica, California, authorities said. The incident occurred at ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- A modern building is being proposed to replace a strip mall in Santa Monica. It's on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Yale Street. First, the project has to get the ...