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3 storiesnewest firstlatest August 9, 2026
Two elderly residents died in a Santa Monica house fire on August 9, 2026, after firefighters extinguished the blaze and found the occupants deceased. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
A Santa Monica judge denied Waymo’s request to pause an injunction banning overnight recharging at two city lots, finding the company’s reliance on a marketing employee’s hearsay statement insufficient to alter the order.
Santa Monica city leaders approved a plan on August 6, 2026 to take direct control of homeless assistance programs, ending reliance on Los Angeles County and aiming for more locally tailored services.
