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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. The area -- which is …

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 hours ago · February 4, 2025 -- During the last week of January, Santa Monica police arrested nearly a dozen repeat offenders during operations conducted by special teams. Police also arrested a kidnapping suspect possibly involved in human trafficking and swept a large Downtown commercial building, arresting a ...

5 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 ...

6 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 …

1 day ago · February 3, 2025 -- Six months after the City Council gave the go ahead, negotiations to revive the shuttered Civic Auditorium as an entertainment venue have not begun, City officials said Monday. Under an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) approved by the Council in July, Revitalization Partners ...

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.

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. The sunset-to-sunrise curfew affects the approximately 2,472 ...

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