Santa Monica News

Toyota announced early Tuesday it would recall about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles to fix brake problems.

February 8, 2010 -- Council member Gleam Davis said last Thursday's approval of a light rail line connecting Culver City to Santa Monica will mean less traffic, but more visitors, to the City.

There's an article in today's Santa Monica Daily Press about Santa Monica eastsiders who are freaking out that there are six new developments being planned for their neighborhood.

The latest series of rainstorms to hit Southern California dumped the greatest amount of rain in L.A.'s Westside and Hollywood Hills areas, according to numbers from the National Weather Service.

Torrance--01/20/10- Staff Photo: Robert Casillas-- Heavy surf brought on by big storms pounded South Bay Beaches.

America's sweetheart might have a new main squeeze... Courtney Howe According to People.com, Reese Witherspoon was spotted on a cozy evening out with a handsome young suitor last week in Santa Monica, Calif.

Comment about "Toyota hit by Prius flaw, mounting recall bill" Phone Name Comment 0 Friday, 5th February 2010 Toyota hit by Prius flaw, mounting recall bill Kyoko Hasegawa, AFP Toyota cars are lined up for sale at a Toyota dealership in Santa Monica, California.

Los Angelestransportation officials on Thursday took a major step in bringing commuter rail to the Westside, approving a route linking downtown L.A. to Santa Monica.

Actress Reese Witherspoon arrives at An Unforgettable Evening Benefiting EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund at Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on January 27, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.

For years, Mike Horelick and Nicolina Karlsson endured the cigarette smoke wafting into their tiny Santa Monica courtyard apartment from a neighbor's patio, even though it aggravated Karlsson's asthma.

A lawyer for Michael Jacksona s personal physician said Tuesday that the Houston-based doctor is in Los Angeles and prepared to surrender if authorities file charges against him in the pop stara s death.

Last week the Santa Monica City Council officially signed off on a contract with LA design firm Ball-Nogues Studio for their giant desk toy to go up on the east wall of Parking Structure 7 , one of the under-construction Pugh + Scarpa lots attached to the under-construction Santa Monica Place.

In a rare nine-figure real estate deal, the Regents of the University of California have agreed to pay $147 million over 30 years to rent a medical facility planned in Santa Monica, it was reported today.

Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 6:12 p.m. ARCADIA, Calif. - Long shot filly Gabby's Golden Gal held off favorite Proviso and the rest of a deep Grade 1 field to win the $250,000 Santa Monica Handicap on Sunday at Santa Anita.

Residents marched to a Santa Monica City Council meeting tonight to call attention to recurring issues of poverty and crime in the city's Pico neighborhood.

Controversial 'Jersey Shore' Gets 2nd Season Share + Jan 30, 2010 8:00 am US/Central Controversial 'Jersey Shore' Gets 2nd Season SANTA MONICA, Calif.

Main Street shops in Santa Monica will stay open late Friday to inaugurate a monthly event: Last Fridays .

In this April 22, 2009 file photo, singer Nick Lachey arrives at the 14th Annual Los Angeles Antiques Show opening night preview party benefiting P.S. Art, in Santa Monica, Calif.

The Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response will deploy a group of Johns Hopkins physicians, nurses and other experts Wednesday to Haiti to help that nation's injured and suffering.

Author Howard Zinn, whose leftist "A People's History of the United States" sold millions of copies and became an alternative to mainstream texts, has died.