General views of the Santa Monica Pier on June 24, 2021 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Santa Monica Beach and Pacific Park are seen in this undated photo.

Walsh Jennings is hoping that Santa Monica, the birthplace of modern beach volleyball, will be the home of competition for the 2028 Games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM ...

“There is no better place to host the Olympic beach volleyball competition than Santa Monica, where the sport was born. We would have loved to be a venue city in 2028,” Santa Monica Mayor Lana ...

Santa Monica Pier is plagued by roosting bird droppings and urban runoff, coming in ranked third on the list. Mother’s Beach suffers from very poor water circulation leading to chronic bacterial ...

General views of the Santa Monica Pier on June 24, 2021 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) But it wasn’t always blue skies and sunny days for the pier, as it ...