Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of ...

Thanks to its famous beaches, iconic pier and coastal charm, Santa Monica has long been lauded as one of L.A.’s best neighborhoods. Situated less than 20 minutes west of downtown Los Angeles but ...

Santa Monica, California, had 774 people experiencing homelessness in 2024, many of whom live unsheltered, with at least 62% sleeping outdoors.

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 ...

THE INSTANTLY recognizable Santa Monica Pier has become an icon of the sun-soaked California good life. Pacific Park’s Ferris wheel and roller coaster extend our leisure lifestyle out over the ...

And on June 26, a Santa Monica man allegedly attacked three women at the beach north of the pier, attempting to strangle a 17-year-old, then assaulting and biting a woman who tried to come to her ...

It so happens that a few major places in California are September stars, including Santa Monica Pier, which turns 115 in 2024. While the attraction's official anniversary is Sept. 9, the pier ...

Over the weekends, families enjoy Santa Monica Pier’s carnival rides, booths and funnel cakes while Ocean Front Walk is filled with a younger crowd skating, biking, or jogging down its path.

Over the years, Santa Monica Pier would evolve into one of Los Angeles County’s biggest tourist attractions. But back when Harris first worked there, it offered little more than the sunset view ...

Santa Monica Police spotted and stopped a man who was burglarizing vehicles in a parking lot near the pier by using a drone. On July 6, a Santa Monica police officer was directing the department ...