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January 13, 2025 -- Santa Monica has lifted its mandatory evacuation order for the area north of San Vicente Boulevard allowing residents to return home for the first time in nearly a week, City officials announced Monday morning.

1 day ago · February 13, 2025 -- A homeless man with a history of multiple arrests was arrested Saturday afternoon after setting four fires in Santa Monica, police officials said. Marco Antonio Rubio, 34, was apprehended after police responded to "a series of arson incidents across the city," said Lt. Lewis ...

4 days ago · February 10, 2025 -- The City next Monday will resume enforcing its Preferential Parking program, which was temporarily suspended during the regional wildfires last month. The suspension allowed residents to accommodate those displaced by the regional wildfires, including the Palisades Fire that ...

2 days ago · February 11, 2025 -- The development team chosen to restore the shuttered Santa Monica Civic Auditorium will meet the City's February 28 deadline to sign an exclusive negotiating agreement, according to a key advocacy group. In a statement released Tuesday, Save the Civic responded to the City's ...

Police Arrest 10 Burglary Suspects in Evacuation Zones January 13, 2025 -- Since emergency orders were issued in Santa Monica last Tuesday, police officers have made more than 40 arrests in evacuation zones during the Pacific Palisades fire, police officials said Monday.

1 day ago · By Jorge Casuso. February 13, 2024 -- A recent poll of "civically engaged" Santa Monica residents found overwhelming agreement on three hot-button issues -- crime, homelessness and housing at the airport site.

January 30, 2025 -- While the ocean water off Santa Monica remains off limits, the popular beach is open for recreation and "non-water" activities, City officials noted Thursday. The LA County Public Health Department's Ocean Water Quality Advisory issued for …

By Lookout Staff. January 9, 2025 -- A curfew is now in place for the mandatory evacuation zone North of Montana Avenue, as Santa Monica residents are being urged to stay indoors with smoke from the Pacific Palisades fire approaching unhealthy levels.

By Jorge Casuso. December 12, 2024 -- At its first full meeting Tuesday night, Santa Monica's new City Council will take a deep dive into some of the most pressing issues facing the City when it meets behind closed doors.