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September 4 – September 10, 2026 Volume CXXIII Issue 214
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Santa Monica Police Recover 3 Loaded Guns After Stolen Car Crashes Several occupants fled, and Two of the firearms Avenue. officers detained those involved. After the occupants left the vehicle, were unserialized an unrelated person removed a black backpack from the Audi and ran. Using ‘ghost guns’; four technology resources, officers tracked the individual, who discarded the backpack in people associated a nearby alley. A second unrelated person picked up the backpack and tried to with the vehicle were then conceal it at a construction site. Officers recovered the backpack and taken into custody found three loaded handguns inside, By Sarah Lin Santa Monica police recovered three loaded handguns and made multiple arrests after a stolen black Audi crashed near downtown on Aug. 25. Officers had previously noted the vehicle during a catalytic converter enforcement operation. They later located the Audi after it crashed near 2nd Street and Colorado
including two unserialized “ghost guns.” The person who attempted to hide the backpack was arrested. The Audi was later confirmed stolen in an armed carjacking under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division. Four people associated with the vehicle were taken into custody, including two juveniles.
Proposed 12-story tower near SMC could become one of Santa Monica's tallest residential buildings Standing 138 feet tall, the mass timber design is the city's largest project proposed under new transit housing laws.
Plans filed with Santa Monica planning officials call for a 12-story high-rise to replace a residential property near the E Line, which is the city's second proposal utilizing a newly enacted regional housing law. Applicant Bruce Adler submitted the application for 1517 15th Street, a lot currently occupied by a single-family dwelling near the 17th Street/SMC Station. The proposed development features 32 one- and two-bedroom units built without on-site vehicle parking. In exchange for density bonuses and zoning waivers that permit the 138-foot height, the project will designate only six units as affordable housing for moderate-, low-, and very low-income households. Architectural plans depict a single-story
concrete podium supporting 11 floors built with mass timber construction. The application relies on Senate Bill 79, state legislation that took effect in
July 2026 to streamline transit-adjacent multifamily housing across Los Angeles County. Cities throughout the region, including Santa Monica, Beverly Hills,
and Los Angeles, have implemented local framework ordinances to manage project guidelines under the law.