Unusually warm weather arrives Tuesday with highs near 84°F and a midweek peak near 90°F. Gusty Santa Anas and coastal advisories are possible.

Intelligentsia is converting a Pico A‑frame into its first Santa Monica drive‑thru coffeebar, pairing car‑window service with a sunny outdoor patio.

A California appeals court tossed James Heaps’ 2023 conviction and ordered a retrial after finding juror‑related errors that kept his lawyers from addressing a concern about a juror’s English. The decision revives legal and emotional fallout for victims and for UCLA.

A developer has filed to replace offices across from Santa Monica’s Water Garden with an eight‑story, 401‑unit building that would reserve 41 affordable apartments. Plans show retail, rooftop amenities and a 419‑space semi‑subterranean garage.

Mid-70s today in Downtown LA with a mandatory No-Burn Day. Warmer and gusty Santa Anas expected midweek.

One suspect was arrested after an armed break-in at a Beverly Grove mansion early Saturday; police are searching the neighborhood for a second person who fled.

Clear morning, warming into low‑80s Sunday. Near‑record heat and gusty offshore winds possible midweek.

Downtown Santa Monica's business board asked City Hall to expand the Entertainment Zone across much of downtown after a six‑month pilot that officials say didn't raise crime.

A 37-year-old was arrested after a teen said a man in a white van exposed himself while she walked home in Santa Monica. Police are seeking tips and video.

A hidden camera was found in a key‑card staff restroom at Kaiser West Los Angeles, prompting an LAPD probe and charges.

Santa Monica police say two firearms were seized during separate traffic stops and suspects were arrested on loaded-gun and high-capacity magazine charges.

A computer-generated voicemail prompted a precautionary sweep of Santa Monica High on Sunday. Officials found nothing and will have a police presence on campus Monday.

Santa Monica is poised to consider an ordinance requiring pier businesses and city-owned hotels to offer recall rights and 90-day retention after ownership changes.