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Cowell Beach near top for bad beaches
Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay announced Thursday that Cowell's is once again among the state's worst beaches for water quality.
2 hrs ago | LA Daily News
Four 'Beach Bummers' in L.A. County, according to Heal the Bay report card
Beachgoers enjoy a day on the sand in Malibu, CA May 23, 2013. Visitors enjoy a stroll down the Malibu Pier May 23, 2013.
6 hrs ago | WTOP-FM Washington
Lisa Ling discusses new motherhood, baby Jett
In this May 10, 2013 photo, journalist Lisa Ling, poses for a portrait in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Santa Monica: Improving Bus Service is an Imperative to Meet Our Sustainability Commitments
From "Life-Cycle Assessment for Transportation Decision-making" report by Mikhail Chester, Juan Matute, Paul Bunje, William Eisenstein, Stephanie Pincetl.
10 hrs ago | CBS News
Juliana Redding Murder Update: Accused killer Kelly Soo Park, out on...
A jury is deliberating the fate of accused murderer Kelly Soo Park, seen here in a pre-trial hearing, in the killing of aspiring model Julianna Redding in Santa Monica, Calif.
14 hrs ago | Daily Mail
Recently single Jonah Hill 'shares passionate kiss' with former girlfriend Jordan Klein
The 29-year-old This Is The End actor was apparently spotted kissing Jordan Klein - who he dated for four years before they split in 2011 - in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles earlier this week.
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LAUSD to pay $1.4M for sex abuse between students
Los Angeles Unified School District officials were ordered Wednesday to pay a special needs fourth-grader $1.4 million after she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a male classmate in Chatsworth.
Four of Top 10 "Beach Bummers" Are in LA County
Swimmers and surfers in Southern California enjoyed cleaner beach water this year, likely due to one of the driest winters on record in the region, according to Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay's 2012-13 study released Wednesday.
'Ratpack Comedy' Show hosted by Tony Milazzo with Headliners Only @ Westside Comedy in Santa Monica
Public Safety, Pension Top Santa Monica's Budget Costs
Santa Monica will spend some $150 million for public safety and for employee pensions -- nearly half of the General Fund expenses -- under a proposed budget unveiled Monday for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts July 1. According to this year's proposed budget, which the City Council will take up next Tuesday, City services will be paid from a ... (more)
22nd Annual Santa Monica Festival offers Music, Food, Art and Lots of Family Fun
The 22nd Annual Santa Monica Festival is introducing the talented locals, neighborhood services, top chefs, live entertainment, fun shops and the people of Santa Monica that make this such a unique and innovative city, Saturday, June 1, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Clover Park.
Brad Pitt on Jennifer Aniston marriage: I was wasting opportunity
After a recent rough patch, one of TV's favorite families - the Osbournes - may be reuniting under the same roof.
'Hangover' star doesn't forget the 'little people'
If you need a feel-good story to break up the flood of horrifying tornado news, check THIS out: Zach Galifianakis 's date to this week's premiere of "The Hangover Part III" was Elizabeth "Mimi" Haist, a formerly homeless octogenarian whom the comedian has been helping to support for the past two years.
Wrong Airport Code Sends Passengers 6900 Miles Off Course
Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal.
Convicted Girls Gone Wild Mogul Joe Francis Breaks Silence: 'Retarded' Jury 'Should Be Shot Dead'
One day after being found guilty of falsely imprisoning three women in his Bel Air home, the Girls Gone Wild founder in an exclusive interview railed against "mentally f--king retarded" jurors, "piece of sh-t" Steve Wynn and his legions of "jealous" critics: "Look at their penis and tell me if it's small." "I want that jury to know that each and ... (more)
Get a job: Be an Art Director for Unfinished Swan dev Giant Sparrow
The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry! Here is just one of the many, many positions being advertised right now.
Lawyers to give judge update on Bulger case
Prosecutors and lawyers for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger are due in court to update a judge on the case two weeks before Bulger's racketeering trial is scheduled to begin.
Call of Duty Ghosts preview: Same plan, new generation
For its next-gen debut, Infinity Ward isn't trying to reinvent the wheel. Instead it's making sure that wheel is perfectly, flawlessly round.
J.J. Abrams Created an Alternate Scene to Preserve the Secret of 'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Stardate December 10, 2012. A group of journalists are invited to Bad Robot in Santa Monica, CA to learn a little bit more about J.J. Abrams ' Star Trek Into Darkness .
Renee Zellweger's Favorite Laundry Lady
Not everyone has Zack Galifianakis renting an apartment for them, or Renee Zellweger paying to furnish it.