SANTA MONICA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Shocking video shows a large white shark swimming near the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday morning. Carlos Gauna, known as "The Malibu Artist", posted the video to ...

Santa Monica Pier was the worst offender, a popular place that for years has struggled and again landed on Heal the Bay’s “Beach Bummer” list.

L.A. County officials have issued an advisory warning people not to swim, surf, or play in the water 100 yards on either side of Santa Monica Pier due to high levels of bacteria.

Millions of people visit Santa Monica beaches each year, but if you swim near the pier area, be warned that the water is the most polluted in the state, according to Heal the Bay’s research. An annual ...