The Latest Breaking News from Santa Monica Mountains

Steven Spielberg bought a 2.8-acre Los Angeles equestrian estate for $5.75 million in 1999; 27 years later, the never-lived-in property returned to market for $29.9 million

Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw are putting a very specific piece of their Los Angeles history on the market. The couple is asking $29.9 million for Dogwood, a 2.8-acre estate in the Santa Monica Mountains area that they bought in 1999 for $5.75 million. Dogwood has a large main house,…

The Economic Times · Sep 26

Watch: Helicopters battle flames as Palisades fire burns on Santa Monica mountains

Aerial footage shows helicopters battling the Palisades Fire in California’s Santa Monica Mountains into the night on Friday (10 January).

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025

Famed mountain lion P-22 laid to rest in private tribal ceremony

LOS ANGELES — P-22, the mountain lion who prowled Griffith Park for more than a decade, was buried Saturday in an intimate tribal ceremony in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023

Mountain lion hit, killed on freeway in LA

LOS ANGELES — A mountain lion was struck and killed on the 101 Freeway in the Santa Monica Mountains early Wednesday morning, less than a week after another was killed in the same area.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2022

Mountain lion P-54 is killed by vehicle four years after her mother died on the same road

LOS ANGELES — A mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday in the Santa Monica Mountains, not far from where her mother was killed in a 2018 crash, the National Park Service said.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 18, 2022