Santa Monica College Police Department says lit cigarette set dumpster ablaze outside of Pico Village classrooms on main campus.

Pepperdine University’s annual flag memorial honors the dead from 9/11.

After decades spent caring for patients and students, SMC nursing professor Bonnie Flores is rebuilding after losing her Malibu home in the 2025 fires.

SMC board of trustees nearly closes college’s deficit with 2026-2027 budget, but school officials say more cuts are needed.

SMC art professor Terri Bromberg charts a path forward with support from colleagues and students after losing her home and art in the Palisades fire.

Santa Monica College women’s soccer program's $9,000 funding gap was closed by the Santa Monica City Council before the start of their 2026-27 season.

Santa Monica College hosts annual architecture boot camp for minority students, displaying plans to rebuild Altadena after 2025 fires.

Students from the SMC Business Club gathered to pitch their startup ideas to potential investors.

SMC is offering a free noncredit English as a second language course during summer 2026 for day laborers. 

Associate dean Wendi DeMorst, who manages tutoring and supplemental instruction programs, is among a handful of administrators cut as the college addresses a $17.4 million deficit.

SMC Board of Trustees strike two cost-reduction measures from agenda amid public calls for transparency.

Thousands of protesters ranging from 99 to 2 years old, gathered for a “No Kings” protest at Palisades Park in Santa Monica.

SMC’s faculty sent a silent message to President and Superintendent Kathryn Jeffery by walking out on her speech during Departmental Flex Day.

SMC to layoff four English instructional tutors, despite not being able to close equity gaps amongst students.

Black Collegians and the Adelante Program expect to lose their specialized support math instructional tutor due to budget cuts.

Residents of Los Angeles County came together to celebrate a century-old holiday tradition for the first time since the Los Angeles wildfires.

The city of Santa Monica held its sixth annual Veterans Day ceremony

 If the government doesn’t reopen by Oct. 23, millions of Californians could receive their social benefits late. 

Israel’s military campaign in Iran, as well as America’s involvement in the conflict,  prompted conflicting protests in front of the Wilshire Federal Building.

 Protesters organized a “No Sleep for ICE” demonstration at the Cambria Hotel Burbank Airport on June 19, after federal immigration agents allegedly checked into the hotel.