The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising residents to avoid swimming, surfing and other ocean ...

Shocking video shows a large white shark swimming near the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday morning. Carlos Gauna, known as "The Malibu Artist", posted the video to his YouTube page. He says he used a ...

High bacterial levels have led the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to warn against swimming, surfing or ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health cautions residents who are planning to visit certain Los Angeles County ...

The organization also holds ocean swims off Santa Monica beaches in the summer. Registration for the free New Year's Day swim will be held at 11 a.m. at Venice Beach, near where Venice Boulevard ...

On June 15, local non-profit Heal the Bay released its 2016 Beach Report Card. The report card rates California’s best and worst beaches and Santa Monica Pier made it on the ‘Beach Bummer’ ...

That same study found that if Santa Monica didn’t host the beach competition it would still generate $11.3 million from tourism against $650,000 in expenses for a profit of $10.65 million.