Santa Monica News

Actor Jeremy Renner arrives at the 22nd Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards held at Santa Monica Beach on February 24, 2007 in Santa Monica, California.

July 17 - Santa Monica Airport Park -- which incorporates sustainable features and a distinct industrial look -- has won design awards from two distinguished civic groups, as well as from a peer group of ...

July 18 -- Police Capt. Mark Smiley, who was relieved in November of his post as commanding officer of the Office of Special Enforcement pending an investigation, has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the ...

Santa Monica firefighters, along with fire crews from Culver City and Beverly Hills, recently worked together to assist in the attack on fires in Northern California.

Peace activist Jerry Rubin, 64, has officially announced his candidacy for Santa Monica City Council in this November's election, where he will run for one of the four open seats on the seven-member body.

July 16 -- Don't be surprised Saturday night if you hear pirates singing sea shanties around a fanciful bonfire on the beach or spot a new species of marine tumbleweed floating offshore.

Yahoo Entertainment general manager Karin Gilford has left to join Comcast, according to reports.

Two women are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday for taking out insurance polices on two homeless men, then arranging to have them killed in hit-and-run accidents in Los Angeles alleys.

July 14, 2008 Venture West Funding Inc. has arranged a $17 million mortgage loan on a Ralphs retail center in Santa Monica, Calif.

DMN Newswire--2008-7-9--Santa Monica, CA and New York, NY -- a?? Award-winning colorist Matt Turner, one of the undisputed stars of London's post-production community, has re-located to the U.S. and joined ...

This is the first part in a series of editorials on transportation funding in the region.

Santa Monica, Calif. - Motocross superstar Ronnie Renner established a new Guinness World Record - highest air ever on a motorcycle quarterpipe - on the world famous Santa Monica Pier, jumping his motorcycle 59 ...

July 10 - The range of emotions during a City Council hearing Tuesday night on plans to house homeless veterans seemed as complex as the issue itself - from hailing good news to pondering sobering statistics to ...

Every gym has its share of grunters, groaners, heavy sweaters and hygiene queens.

July 11 -- When the Lens first gets wind of Santa Monica's "Bubble Man," he immediately conjures up images from an old made-for-television movie starring John Travolta.

Read any good Books lately. The Santa Monica Citywide Reads Advisory Committee wants your help in choosing a book for Citywide Reads 2009.

Guardian News & Media has made a major expansion in the US today, with the acquisition of leading business-to-business media company ContentNext Media, home of paidContent.org. The deal includes all of ...

July 9 -- In what is Santa Monica's largest tenant harassment settlement to date, a couple that owns a four-unit apartment building has paid an elderly former tenant and the City a total of $200,000, City ...

DDB adds creative for Tourism Australia. LOS ANGELES Omnicom Group's DDB network said it has won creative chores on Tourism Australia's three-year, $170 million global ad account.

July 7 -- The City Council Tuesday night is expected to approve $373,500 in new consulting fees to launch a panhandling education campaign, study how to add a new movie house to a proposed public parking ...