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Santa Monica Canyon Resident Posts Remarkable Photo of Bobcat
Hunter Payne posted a photo of a bobcat in Santa Monica on Mesa Rd, saying it was take on 3/23/23. "That is a healthy-looking cat! And he/she is keeping herself well-fed. Thanks for a great photo."...
SMPD Harbor Patrol at Santa Monica Pier Rescue One Person From the Water
Santa Monica Police Dept. Harbor Guards have declared an Ocean emergency harbor office in their work area Friday 3.27. They reported that there was one person in the water. Harbor guards (officially...
Ceiling Collapses at Non-Stop Sushi at Lincoln and Ocean Park Blvd in Santa Monica.
3.26: A ceiling collapse on the street in front of a Japanese restaurant in the mall at the corner of Lincoln Blvd and Ocean Park Blvd, damaged the restaurant on Saturday. Six engine companies...
Transgender Female Shoots and Kills Six at Covenant Christian School in Nashville; 3 Adults, 3 Children Dead
A 28 year old transgender woman shot up a private Christian school called "Covenant Christian School" in Nashville, Tennessee Monday morning, 3/27. Officers engaged and killed the shooter at the...
Jumper Attempting Suicide at Santa Monica Place Shopping Center Lands On Mall Guest After Third Floor Leap
4 pm PST Monday 3.27.23: Two or more ambulances and fire companies were rushed to Santa Monica place on Monday afternoon, as a person attempting suicide landed on a bystander after leaping from the...
Dead Homeless Person Found at Park, 4th Street and Strand Avenue in Santa Monica, 90405
The Santa Monica Fire Department recovered the body of an apparently homeless man at Mary Hotchkiss Park near 4th and Strand. The SMFD confirmed the person was dead on arrival . In a separate...
Three Separate Assaults in Santa Monica Over One Weekend
Santa Monica Police apparently handled three different assaults in Santa Monica on Sunday, March 19th. The first was at a known draw for crime, the 7/11 on Wilshire and 7th Street. An assault was...
LA Marathon To Cause Street Closures on Sunday March 19, 2023
The 33rd annual running of the Los Angeles Marathon is set for Sunday morning. Weather should be overcast but dry, which is perfect weather for a marathon. 30,000 participants will compete in over 20...
Silicon Valley Bank Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
In an expected move, Silicon Valley Bank's former parent company SVB Financial Group filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday. Last Friday Silicon Valley Bank went into FDIC receivership...
City of Santa Monica is Aware of LA County's Needle Exchange Program, Is Negotiating Modifications
This week, the biggest local story is that the County of Los Angeles' needle exchange program for addicts operates in several Santa Monica parks. These include Tongva Park, Palisades Park and Reed Par...
Hundred Year Old Santa Monica Trees Fall on Cars, Houses in Latest Storm
3.16: Work crews could be seen in Santa Monica 90402 cutting up trees that fell in the latest of a series of storms. In one case they smashed a 25 year old BMW. "Claim Filed," a sign said in the...
Structure Fire at 1300 Oak Street Displaces One Residence in Santa Monica's Ocean Park neighborhood.
3.15.23: A structure fire on Wednesday evening damaged a house in the 1300 block of Oak Street. The SMFD responded within minutes, and brought the blaze under control. One patient was transported....
Full-service "stay and play" resort for dogs and cats welcomes furry companions in Santa Monica
Santa Monica has many hundreds of hotel rooms for dogs. Now it has a hotel for pets, too. "With dogs and cats living in the majority of Santa Monica homes, Wag Hotels Santa Monica is a welcome...
A Hotel Guest Smoking in Bed Causes Fire That Damages Motel at 1102 Pico Blvd in Santa Monica Saturday
3.11.23: A structure fire damaged a motel on the corner of 11th and Pico Blvd in Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Fire Dept. extinguished the fire at the 1970's era motel fire at around 3 pm PST....
Mudslide Reported in 1500 Block of Pacific Coast Highway, 2 Blocks Past the McClure Tunnel
3.15.23: Dispatchers Wednesday morning received a report of debris in the middle of PCH. The report came on 3/15/23, just before 1 am. The debris may have accompanied a landslide or mudslide from the...
Regent Will Take Over Loews Santa Monica Hotel and Resort at 1700 Ocean Avenue
IHG Hotels and Resorts (IHG), aka Regent Hotel Chain has announced that it will take over operation of the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, which suddenly closed in February. The flowery press release...
LA County Gives Away Needles and Bongs to Addicts in Santa Monica Parks and Tourist Attractions
Director BARBARA FERRER, Ph.D., and her 4th in command at the County of Los Angeles Public Health, Gary Tsai. M.D., are at it again, this time in Santa Monica. The City has acknowledged that without...
Two Men Detained After Shots Fired on Third Street Promenade Sunday Night
3.5.23: Shots were fired on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade Sunday night, Police dispatchers said. Witnesses heard 2 gunshots The suspect was described as a White male wearing all black, with a...
Body of Deceased Person Found in Santa Monica Mountains in Pacific Palisades
We are receiving reports that the body of a deceased person has been found in Pacific Palisades after the Los Angeles Fire Department performed a rescue operation. The deceased person may have been a...
31 Flavors an Hour: Car Drives Through Window at Baskin Robbins on Pico Blvd
3.1.23: The Santa Monica Fire Department was investigating an incident where an automobile broke the front window of the Baskin Robbins ice cream store located at 2614 Pico Blvd. This on Wednesday...
Was that Snow in Santa Monica Wednesday? Some in West LA and Santa Monica Say They Saw Snow
3.1.23: I'm dreaming of a white Easter? Some saw flakes of snow fall from the Santa Monica sky on Wednesday. Some called it snow and others say it was a type of loose hail called Graupel. But there's...
Samohi Theatre Presents 5 time Tony Award Winning Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone
Tickets are on Sale NOW for Samohi Theatre's production of The Drowsy Chaperone. Be transported by a tale of romance with a zany cast of characters, including dancing gangsters, huge musical numbers,...
Video Emerges of Garbage Spilling into Santa Monica Bay as a Result of Recent Storms
2.24.23: Video has emerged of plastic bottles and other garbage floating into Santa Monica Bay as a result of this week's storm. Every kind of trash one can possibly imagine — from plastic bottles...
Brush Fire Over the McClure Tunnel Said to have been caused by an Arsonist
2.23.23: A fire above the McClure Tunnel Thursday was said to have been set by an arsonist. One suspect of interest is in Santa Monica Police custody. The fire which occurred at 7 am, affected the...
Snow on the Hollywood Sign? National Weather Service issues First Blizzard Warning for So. Cal. Since 1989
Is it my imagination, or is this the coldest winter in LA in like fifty years? And this last week in February is predicted to include the coldest storm of the year. This week, snow levels could fall...