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3 days ago · 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 all Santa Monica beaches this week ...

4 days ago · January 29, 2025 -- An "Ocean Water Closure" has been declared for Santa Monica State Beach due to recent rains and an increase in fire debris, Public Health officials announced this week. The closure, which stretches north to Las Flores State Beach will …

4 days ago · January 29, 2025 -- Affordable housing -- which has been largely ignored in crafting a plan for the future use of Santa Monica Airport land -- took center stage at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. Dozens of housing advocates came out in force -- and wrote a flurry of letters -- …

Santa Monica Lookout is Santa Monica's first online newspaper started in March 1999 by professional reporters. While the Santa Monica Lookout is a digital paper, we adhere to a tusted way of reporting news in a factual, objective and traditional way. We Attribute quotes, verify facts and source data. You can trust the Santa Monica Lookout for serious reporting.

5 days ago · January 28, 2025 -- Santa Monica rents in January saw the largest rise in more than a year, bucking a seasonal trend nationwide that saw a dip in the median rent, according to Apartment List's monthly report. The 2 percent increase in the city's median rent was the highest since September 2023, when ...

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.

5 days ago · January 28, 2025 -- Santa Monica police will hold traffic safety operations Wednesday as the City Council prepares to further crack down on "dangerous driving." The operations will take place from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and are "focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people ...

January 2, 2025 -- Traffic will slow down this year on some 30 miles of streets across Santa Monica, which has seen fatal and serious injury crashes rising since 2020. The speed limit adjustments on 47 stretches of boulevards, major cross streets and near schools are being made "one corridor at a ...

Jan 8, 2024 · By Lookout Staff . In January, the hotel workers union reaches a tentative agreement with the Miramar Hotel, an indebted Downtown office complex sells for $86.7 million and the revitalization of the Civic Auditorium takes a major step forward.