It’s hard to believe now, but the pier almost disappeared entirely in the 1970s. Back then, the Santa Monica City Council was ...

Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 ...

Off the coast of North Carolina is a 200-mile string of barrier islands known as the Outer Banks. Travelers on the Outer ...

The death of the legendary musical genius behind The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, was announced yesterday. But his striking influence on Los Angeles is likely eternal. His music is in part responsible ...

Wilson’s life: Wilson’s connection to the county includes his birthplace of Inglewood, his high school in Hawthorne, the band ...

A designer’s home directly on the beach in Santa Monica, California is available for rent asking $99,000 per month. The Spanish-style home faces Palisades Beach Road and backs up against ...

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.

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.

CBS News Los Angeles Live. The environmental nonprofit Heal the Bay released its annual Beach Report Card on Thursday and for the fourth year in a row, the beach at the Santa Monica Pier has made ...