Santa Monica

Santa Monica Police Chief Cynthia Renaud will leave the post on Sunday after more than two years in the position.

With county health officials clearing the way for outdoor playgrounds to reopen, Santa Monica announced Wednesday that 12 of the city’s play areas will reopen Friday.

In the wealthy city of Santa Monica, California, the historically Black Pico district retains its memories of the generations of families who called it home — and the legacy of racial segregation that created it. But today, soaring real estate prices are making the price of leaving hard to pass up, and longtime residents like Michele Duncan are saying good-bye.

Police in Santa Monica are investigating a violent robbery that occurred on Aug. 20 and are hoping the community can help locate the suspects involved.

Driven out by racist housing policies, a group of people are presenting a series of reforms aimed at bringing back black residents to Santa Monica. Ted Chen reports on Sep. 8, 2020.

The Monday night glow show is in support of a new tourism campaign, one that’s been created for locals.

A Santa Monica Third Street Promenade property owner is suing the city, alleging two topiaries sculpted as dinosaurs are home to rodents that roam near where people are dining outdoors during the coronavirus pandemic. EJA Associates LP, which owns a commercial building in the 1300 block of Third Street Promenade, alleges in the Santa Monica Superior Court lawsuit brought Monday…

We’re checking in with celebrity chef Susan Feniger at her new Mexican restaurant, Socalo, and she’s serving up secrets behind her specialty dishes.

Saluting the Class of 2020 from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica.

When Safer at Home orders went into effect in March, many people found themselves food insecure for the first time — going to places like Westside Food Bank in Santa Monica for help. “Even before COVID hit, food insecurity across the nation and specifically in Los Angeles was at an all-time high,” said Deputy Director Genevieve Riutort. “Then COVID hit…

Multiple felony charges were filed Monday against three 18-year-old defendants accused of committing looting, burglary and arson crimes in Santa Monica on May 31, amid a large demonstration stemming from George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis. Gisselle Alexis Pinto, Mynor Alexander Pinto and Micah Amadeus Tillmon were arrested July 1 by Santa Monica police and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol,…

The NBC4 I-Team looked into the legality of citations that some cities are giving out for failure to wear a mask. Lolita Lopez reports for NBC LA at 5 p.m. Friday July 3, 2020.

A Black family that alleges they were racially profiled and wrongly accused of shoplifting by a manager at Nike’s Santa Monica store filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the athletic apparel company and the former employee. Joel Stallworth and wife TaMiya Dickerson contend they were accused by white store manager Wendy Magee of stealing a $12 child’s...

Wear your mask, or pay hundreds of dollars in fines. That’s what several cities across Southern California are planning to do to enforce the requirement to wear face coverings in public.  But what does enforcement look like, and do governments have the right to do this? The NBC4 I-Team spoke with the mayor of one city that will start...

With coronavirus cases on the rise, local municipalities Thursday are beginning to crack down on residents who flout the statewide requirement that they wear masks while in public. In West Hollywood, sheriff’s Capt. Edward Ramirez issued a statement saying deputies have been working to educate violators about the requirement, but people who refuse could now face fines. “Beginning this...

A 26-year-old man suspected of sexually assaulting a woman was arrested Monday by the Santa Monica Police Department. After Santa Monica Police detectives conducted an investigation and presented the case to the LA District Attorney’s Office, an arrest warrant was issued for charges of rape and oral copulation. The victim met Kevin Yorkdan Suazo-Chavez through a dating app in...

A West Hills man was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he started a fire that caused substantial damage to the Sake House by Hikari in Santa Monica on May 31 during a night of civil unrest. Micah Tillmon, 19, was arrested without incident by special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and officers with the…

Santa Monica said Wednesday its city council has approved a $613.6 million Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget that reduces spending by nearly 25 percent and takes a small chunk out of the police department’s budget. The budgetary reduction is in response to the impacts of the novel coronavirus and includes measures to close a projected $224 million budget deficit through Fiscal year…