Planning a summer beach trip? Santa Monica Pier ranked as one of California's most polluted beaches for the fifth consecutive ...

The wild history of the Santa Monica Pier Southern California residents looking for an easy and affordable way to get to the ...

Environmental nonprofit Heal the Bay and the city of Santa Monica are teaming up to investigate and find solutions for the pier's poor water quality.

Southern California residents have a ticket to ride — all the way to the coast and back, just in time for summer. A seasonal ...

The Santa Monica Pier ranked second on Heal the Bay's 2025-26 "Beach Bummer" list, marking a decade of chronic water ...

Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of ...

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Monday morning, the blue ocean water around the Santa Monica Pier will be turned pink, and it’s all in the name of science. They’re calling it “Barbie Beach,” and the big goal is to look at water ...

While all eyes are looking on at Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Kerri Walsh Jennings can't wait for what's to come four years from now in a place that helped her becomde the beach volleyball ...

When you need a break from action-packed Los Angeles, do as the locals do and head west to Santa Monica. Easily accessible ...

A seminal site in the history of beach volleyball won’t be part of the 2028 Summer Olympics. The city of Santa Monica on Tuesday announced that despite nearly two years of negotiations, the Los ...