Los Angeles gas prices surge 53 cents to $5.18 per gallon in one week due to Iran conflict affecting global oil markets. Regional average up 66 cents from last month.

Steve Farzam, who has a decades-long history of impersonating public safety officers, pleaded no contest Monday to a reduced set of charges stemming from accusations he posed as a firefighter during ...

Santa Monica and Bay Foundation add 30 acres of restored dunes from Pier to Venice border, providing natural sea level rise protection with $3.5M investment.

Los Angeles County Board extends housing price gouging protections through March 2026 amid 1,885 wildfire investigations, securing $335,000 in restitution.

California lawmakers introduced 13 bills for wildfire prevention, including home hardening loans and beneficial fire programs ...

Patricia Kusaba, SMC Homeless Service Work certificate graduate, creates Hope Toolkit website after experiencing housing ...

By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The state ...

A Santa Monica-based online retailer has agreed to stop selling jewelry containing excessive lead levels and pay a $17,000 ...

Aria Mendoza, 11, of Santa Monica built Print Love by Aria from cardboard keychain sales, now has 40,000 TikTok followers and ...

A Santa Monica restaurant occupying a prime Main Street location is fighting eviction after its landlord filed an unlawful ...

Santa Monica grief coach Sarah Gwilliam launched Solace, the first AI grief coaching platform, after losing both parents.

By Tracy Hernandez, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their ...