Santa Monica News

For the first time in Santa Monica, a bicyclist has been convicted of assault with a deadly weapon after an accident he caused by flouting traffic rules left a pedestrian with serious injuries, police said Tuesday.

Nestled along the Santa Monica coast, the venerable Shutters On The Beach is a well-known luxury seaside resort, serving up fresh and delicious food with style year-round.

Honda issued a rare apology last week to frustrated customers who were having difficulty finding the electric version of its popular Fit hatchback.

Plastic grocery bags would become a thing of the past in Los Angeles under an ordinance tentatively approved today by the City Council, which will cast a final vote next week that would make the city the largest in the nation to enact such a ban.

A developer is talking with Murrieta officials about Hunter's Ridge land, featuring graded pads cordoned off for several years after a previous housing development plan foundered during the recession.

Happy birthday Courteney Cox ! The Cougar Town actress celebrated her 49th birthday in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday at restaurant Giorgio Baldi with a little help from her famous friends and 9-year-old daughter, Coco Arquette.

An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI informant.

June 17, 2013 -- The City Council unanimously endorsed plans to revise Santa Monica's Civic Center Specific Plan to create a cultural hub around the Civic Auditorium, a 55-year-old landmark badly in need of repair.

FilmDistrict announced today that it has acquired domestic distribution rights to the romantic comedy Are We Officially Dating? , setting the film for release on January 31, 2014.

I had planned to write a column this week about my father and the violence he experienced in the streets of Los Angeles 70 years ago as part of the so-called Zoot Suit Riots.

Following last Friday's horrific tragedy, the national media spotlight that followed, and another unrelated shooting soon after, some semblance of normalcy returned to Santa Monica last week with a council session punctuated by contentious land use agenda items and familiar debates about development.

If you've never practiced yoga in the great outdoors, your chance has arrived, and it won't be like anything you've ever experienced.

It' s been 15 years since his two sons were "shot and murdered" in Santa Monica, but when Bill Juarez sees a young man "wearing a hat the same way" an irrational hope springs.

This undated photo released by the U.S. Attorney's Office and presented as evidence during the trial of James "Whitey" Bulger in U.S. District Court in Boston, Thursday, June 13, 2013, shows a panel of black and white photos including the alleged Winter Hill Gang leader, left, and other members of the organization in 1975.

Courteney Cox clearly has a dedicated group of friends as some of her most cherished colleagues and pals came out in a strong showing to celebrate her 49th birthday on Saturday night.

Jared Gutstadt's Jingle Punks is a small band of musical missionaries bent on changing the way scoring is done for TV and movies.

There's the hip beachfront town that's packed year-round with tourists who cram its trendy bars and restaurants, stay at its pricey beachfront hotels and frequent the T-shirt shops and carnival rides along its funky, old wooden pier.

June 15--A powerful recurring motif in the varied works of Christopher Guest is the dummy.

NUTS! It's Father's Day. Did you get Dad the perfect gift? While your hubby or Dad MAY say he wants a drill, or a golf club, could he possibly secretly want a little "ball ironing?" Ball ironing seems to be the latest explosion in "anti-aging" procedures for men, with George Clooney himself lighting the fuse.

One of the FBI's Most Wanted for more than a decade, James "Whitey" Bulger went on trial this week.