Santa Monica News

In today's competitive world of sales, one man decided to add a bit of humor to his insurance business.

So they're the perfect place to save money by implementing efficiency, conservation and green building techniques - all while educating students about energy issues.

The oc mart MiX , a marketplace for gourmet foods, coffee, and wine, will soon welcome the addition of N'iceCream , specializing in made-fresh, organic gelato and sorbet.

Pigeons roost under the pier in Pismo Beach this week. The birds, which at one point numbered more than 450, are blamed for the poor water quality around the pier and for beach contamination.

A website attacking a consumer group that often does battle with the insurance industry was launched on Friday, setting off more sparks in a roiling battle between proponents of two competing measures that Californians may see go head-to-head on the November ballot.

Lots of winners say it, but accepting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica "Youth of the Year" accolade last weekend was actually a dream come true for David Ramirez.

Disgruntled musicians continued their protest of the Santa Monica-based National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences this week, announcing plans to stage a counter concert in reaction to months-old news that 31 Grammy categories were eliminated from this year's award ceremony.

In the fitness studio behind his home, Tony Horton grabbed a chin-up bar and lifted himself, attempting to execute a routine called the gyrating lever.

The singer-songwriter, 28, consistently beamed throughout the sold-out concert as he breezily played about a dozen songs with a "just happy to be here" attitude.

Vergara attends the Opening Of Louis Vuitton Santa Monica To Benefit Heal The Bay at the Annenberg Community Beach House on August 19, 2010 SANTA MONICA, CA - AUGUST 19: Sof?a Vergara attends the Opening Of Louis Vuitton Santa Monica To Benefit Heal The Bay at the Annenberg Community Beach House on August 19, 2010 in Santa Monica, California.

John T. Sargent, 87: President and later chairman of Doubleday & Co. who oversaw its expansion from a modest-size, family-controlled book publisher to an industry giant with interests extending into broadcasting and baseball.

February 10, 2012 -- Poised to become the most heated development battle in seven years, a plan to comprehensively redevelop the Miramar Fairmont Hotel drove some 80 speakers to testify before the Planning Commission Wednesday night.

San Francisco, California, Feb 10, 2012 - - CyberAgent America Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Tokyo based CyberAgent, Inc.

County officials who have been widely mocked since reports surfaced that they had imposed a $1,000 fine for throwing Frisbees and footballs on the beach said on Thursday that the rule change had been badly misunderstood.

February 9, 2012 -- The Pico Youth and Family Center, which for a decade has helped serve Santa Monica's at-risk youth, will host its 3rd Annual Art for Hearts Fundraiser Friday.

Lost souls at all-night diners have been explored on the big screen before. But from the opening montage of The Off Hours , with its quietly melancholic images of customer-less four-tops, upended coffee cups and a scraper sitting on a worn-out greasy griddle, it's clear that Seattle-based writer-director Megan Griffiths knows how to capture the ... (more)

At New Roads School i»¿, faculty and students are shutting off space heaters and lamps and putting night lights on timers.

Pregnant Jennifer Garner was photographed out and about with her daughter Violet Affleck on February 7, 2012.

Edmunds.com , the premier online resource for automotive information, announced that its new EdmundsA App for iPad is now available on the App Store.A The new app was unveiled last week at the LA AppShow, which was hosted byA Edmunds.com A at its Santa Monica headquarters.

More than two dozen films from schools and programs throughout Los Angeles County were selected as finalists for the second annual Los Angeles Student Media Festival .