The Santa Monica Pier Corporation will transform the historic Merry Go-Round Building into a Prohibition-era gambling den on Saturday, Sept. 19, when its second annual fundraiser, A PIERfect Benefit, ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has announced that his office will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, who is accused of murdering his parents last December in their ...

Santa Monica's two public safety unions expanded their slate of City Council endorsements Tuesday, adding candidates Doug Trussler and Ashley Oelsen to their earlier backing of incumbent Councilmember ...

The City of Santa Monica marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with a ceremony at Fire Station #1. The department holds a brief, solemn ceremony each year in accordance ...

In a meeting that stretched into the early morning hours, the Santa Monica City Council voted to join a four-city regional affordable housing trust and to extend emergency zoning rules governing ...

The city of Malibu has declared a local emergency and ordered the evacuation of 31 parcels after a sinkhole formed on Sea Level Drive, caused by coastal erosion from high waves and tides associated ...

Student homelessness in Los Angeles County climbed nearly 30% in a single school year, far outpacing state and national trends, according to new UCLA research warning that the crisis is deepening just ...

Endorsements in the Santa Monica City Council race are scattered across a wide field of candidates, with labor unions, tenant advocates and community groups breaking in different directions rather ...

The City of Malibu has ordered the operator of the Malibu Farmers Market to immediately cease operations at Legacy Park, citing unresolved public safety and permitting concerns after months of trying ...

When Samantha Dockser and Morgan Messing set out to fix a problem in Los Angeles' literary scene, they started on Instagram. The two founded Preoccupied LA after discovering that author talks and book ...

Six years ago, the Creek Fire tore through the Sierra National Forest. Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee with almost no warning, leaving their homes with only what they could carry. The ...

The City Council on Aug. 11 approved new funding guidelines and authorized staff to seek proposals for the next four-year cycle of the city's largest local grant program, even as residents and service ...