Heal The Bay released its annual report card for water quality on the West Coast. L.A. County beaches, it turns out, can be a little icky.

The area around the Santa Monica Pier is the second dirtiest beach in California, according to Heal the Bay’s Beach Report Card. Orange County topped the water quality Honor Roll.

A Santa Monica beach just moved up a slot on a top-10 list that no one wants to be on. The beach adjacent to the Santa Monica Pier was placed sixth on Heal the Bay's Beach Bummer list.

El Segundo Beach at Grand Avenue took the final honor roll spot. But not all beaches stayed clean in the dry weather. For the fifth year in a row, Santa Monica Pier was one of the most ...

Santa Monica's 3 ½ miles of shoreline, known as Santa Monica State Beach, is renowned as one of the area's best, thanks to the soft sands, ideal weather and bevy of attractions.

Regent Santa Monica Beach. ... Santa Monica is also home to cozy watering holes where long-time locals gather for a dirty martini under moonlight or a bubbly spritz on a sunny patio. ...