LA County warns against swimming at several beaches, including Santa Monica Pier, due to high bacterial levels.

Half a day is fine if you wish to only cover top spots like the Santa Monica Pier and Third Street Promenade. Is it worth renting a bike to ride along the beach path, or should I just walk it?

Heal the Bay has released its annual report card on California beaches. The dirtiest include one in L.A. County and four in San Diego County.

Beach visitors might want to add a new report card on the health of California beaches to their summer reading list. Once again, the Santa Monica Pier is the top California location on environmental ...

Beach volleyball will need a new home for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles after Santa Monica announced it won't be hosting the event. In a news release Tuesday, the city of Santa Monica said its ...

Los Angeles County had seven beaches ... and Wet Weather. Santa Monica Pier landed second on the “Beach Bummer” list, behind a beach in Mexico, due to ongoing persistent water quality issues ...

City beach personnel found her body near a lifeguard tower just north of the Santa Monica Pier. In October 2024, a driver ran over a woman while driving in circles on the beach. The mayor and ...

Additionally, a 12,000-seat beach volleyball stadium near the Santa Monica Pier was “one of the cornerstones ... Olympic Committee to award Los Angeles the 2028 Olympics,” the Orange County ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- A heartbroken family is taking legal action after a woman was run over and killed on the beach near the ... of Santa Monica and Los Angeles County.

The celebration of independent film has been held in a tent alongside the Santa Monica pier since 1993 ... reportedly was triggered by the city of Los Angeles’ preparations for the 2028 Summer ...