May 23, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Pier is the second most polluted beach on the West Coast, topped only by Playa Blanca, a beach contaminated by untreated sewage from the Tijuana region. Released ...

May 23 , 2025 -- City Hall will be closed on Monday to celebrate Memorial Day, some parking meters won't be charging and the Big Blue Bus (BBB) will operate on weekend hours. Woodlawn Cemetery will ...

May 22, 2025 -- The community verdict is in on including housing on the 192 acres of open land slated to be converted into a "great park" when the airport closes at the end of 2028. According to the ...

May 22, 2025 -- A stretch of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) that connects Malibu to Santa Monica will reopen on Friday in time for Memorial Day and the busy summer season. The 11-mile-stretch, which was ...

May 21, 2025 -- A Santa Monica clinic has come under scrutiny in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs after federal agents found drugs with the doctor's address in the music mogul's ...

May 20, 2025 -- The Big Blue Bus will increase its fares starting in August, with a second round of increases coming in the summer of 2027. The fare hikes approved by the City Council last Tuesday ...

May 20, 2025 -- Santa Monica Airport is part of a planned "electric air taxi" network that will shuttle "VIPs, fans and stakeholders" during the LA 28 Olympic Games, Archer Aviation announced last ...

Melikyan, 41-year-old resident of the Hollywood area, has since been charged with homicide, armed robbery and conspiracy. The store owner was not injured and is cooperating fully with investigators, ...

May 23, 2025 -- After a five-month search, the City Council announced Friday it has selected 45-year-old Irvine City Manager Oliver Chi to run Santa Monica, marking the fifth city where he holds the ...