Just 20 of 129 applicants were selected for grants aimed at helping Santa Monica businesses cover expenses and strengthen operations.
City Council backs restaurant and live music venue at former Rusty's Surf Ranch site, with up to $750,000 for improvements.
City reports faster plan reviews, lower fees and new incentives as RAND research highlights the depth of its economic challenges.
The tax software giant will open two floors in January before expanding into a third floor and rooftop later in 2027.
Taxable sales plunged nearly 33 percent over a decade, while researchers found crime and homelessness heavily concentrated downtown.
The city has $100,000 available for 20 small-business grants, with applications due Oct. 1.
A Santa Monica coffee shop that opened just two months ago is already expanding, with burgers, breakfast and a familiar Promenade address.
A patchy power outage left businesses on portions of two downtown blocks without electricity while neighboring stores remained unaffected.
Construction has begun on the first of up to 16 large digital billboards planned for downtown Santa Monica.
The longtime restaurant relocated to Santa Monica Boulevard in 2024 after serving diners on Montana Avenue for more than three decades.
The British pub's lease is ending but the Cain family hopes to find a new Santa Monica home after nearly 30 years.
The British resortwear brand’s new Brentwood shop is its fourth California location.
Gas prices are at a record high, but Circle K is offering some relief Thursday.
Snap Inc., which is headquartered in Santa Monica, eliminated about 16% of its global workforce. Days later, the company's CFO resigned.
Light and affordable, Castanea Sicilian Cafe brings bright Italy to Westside
Lighthouse Christian Academy student Asaiah Logan reviews his fav spot for his journalism class.
The supermarket will open in a new development that includes a Starbucks and Equinox gym.
TJ Maxx has temporarily closed its Santa Monica location.
Equinox plans to open a second high-end fitness club in Santa Monica.
The Santa Monica-based company is facing questions about how it monitors potentially negative impacts of the tech on kids.
Nordstrom will close its Santa Monica location 15 years after it first opened.
SoCal's first-ever Entertainment Zone allows visitors to stroll a portion of Santa Monica with a cocktail in hand.
Google's latest retail location — the second on the West Coast — will open in Santa Monica this week.
The "I Wish I Had an Extra Bedroom" offers discounted stays for family and friends visiting Santa Monica for the holidays.
Diesel, A Bookstore has new owners, who plan to continue operating the bookshop in Brentwood Country Mart.
Ursula’s Costumes has served Hollywood productions and costume-party revelers since 1976.
Vendors offering everything from coffee to greeting cards are now selling their wares at Pico Roots.
Hailing from Oaxaca, immigrant Jasu Diaz fulfills his dream opening barbershop called Pier 86
The city is among those in California slated for nonrenewal of insurance policies, set to start in the summer.
The park operator's new owner is planning to invest $10 million in the park over the next five years.
From dives to trendy sports bars, here are seven of the best places in Santa Monica and on the Westside to watch the big game.
The sudden New Year's Day closure of Sweet Lady Jane stunned customers and employees alike.
Motorists can save up to 40 cents per gallon of fuel from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, and get 50% off on car washes all day.
Starbucks said it closed six LA stores for safety reasons. But federal labor officials claim the stores were closed to snuff out unionizing.
After its last Santa Monica store closed seven years ago, Fred Segal is opening up a new storefront on Montana Avenue.
After a five-year hiatus spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the bookseller's return serves as a symbol of revitalization for Promenade.
Hotel hospitality workers continued to strike, mounting picket lines outside major Southland hotels on the eve of the July 4th holiday.
Ring employees illegally surveilled customers and hackers used cameras to harass people, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
Workers at nonprofit homeless services agencies in Los Angeles County often do not earn a living wage, according to a RAND Corp report.
First Republic Bank became the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history over the weekend. Here's what it means for local customers.