On Tuesday, January 13, the city of Santa Monica announced in a press release that it completed the next phase of the ...

Santa Monica unveils downtown enhancement projects, including landscaping, bike lanes, and a police substation.

The latest phase of the "Downtown glow-up" also included "installing new curbs, driveway, and sidewalk and street repairs near Broadway and 6th Street as part of the city’s broader effort to repair 20 ...

In an unprecedented vote, the City Council has recalled all six of its appointments to the Downtown Santa Monica Board and replaced them with individuals drawn largely from from the city’s established ...

New parking rates will go into effect at Santa Monica public parking structures, starting on Jan. 12, 2026, officials announced Monday. The pay scheme aims to encourage people to stay in downtown ...

Santa Monica leaders, developers, and business owners gathered Monday for a rare alignment of voices at the Leadership Forum on the Future of Downtown Santa Monica and the Third Street Promenade, an ...

Many retail spaces on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica are shuttered as the city faces funding shortages. (David Butow/For The Times) It's been a rough few years for Santa Monica. Businesses ...

UPDATE: The Westside Current just spoke with Lucian Tudor, a current board member of Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., who said the board held its own emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon in response to the ...

11:20 a.m. Sept. 14, 2025: Correction: An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Jon Farzam. Santa Monica, long a beacon of economic strength in Southern California, has endured its ...

A “blue wave” is about to hit Santa Monica as the city, in partnership with Downtown Santa Monica, Inc., prepares to host its first-ever “Catch the Blue Wave” Pep Rally to celebrate the Dodgers. The ...

It's been a rough few years for Santa Monica. Businesses have abandoned its once-thriving downtown. Its retail and office vacancy rates are among the highest in Los Angeles County. The crowds that ...