The California Coastal Commission postponed a vote on a controversial dune restoration project that would transform nearly 40 ...

A video of polluted runoff filled with gunk, empty cans, plastic bottles, and even an old bicycle overtaking the shoreline at the end of Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica, California, has sparked anger ...

In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

Finding Sanctuary | Beyond Fireworks: Reimagining celebrations in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary The fireworks from the Monte Foundation fundraiser light up the sky above Seacliff State ...

Two people, who were on their way in their Subaru Ascent to pick up their cat at the veterinarian, were in a rollover crash Friday morning on Bay Street in Santa Cruz.

A suspect is in custody in a shooting that injured a police officer in Santa Monica, California, authorities said.

Watch World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis pull a 34,680-pound electric Big Blue Bus 30 feet across a Santa Monica parking lot to kick off the 2025 Pier 360 Beach Festival.

Around or about lunchtime, an officer was injured today in a shooting in Santa Monica, prompting a search for a suspect at the Santa Monica Place Mall.

Recent shooting in Santa Monica have raised safety concerns among residents and city leaders.

A Santa Monica police officer was "ambushed" and shot after approaching a suspect wanted in a separate shooting, authorities say.

Santa Clara County has labeled itself a sanctuary county, meaning local law enforcement agencies are not supposed to assist ICE with any immigration arrest, but some community groups claim that ...

2 Bay Area beaches made USA Today’s best beaches in California Southern California, the Central Coast and even San Francisco have the readers’ favorite beaches for 2025.