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Volunteers will fan out from Manhattan Beach to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Saturday for California's largest annual volunteer event.
Volunteers will tackle beaches and waters beneath Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, weeks after Hurricane Marie reshaped the city’s shoreline.
More than 950 Long Beach volunteers collected over 2,375 pounds of debris last year. This year's cleanup will span nine locations.
Police say the 23-year-old BMW driver struck a man in a wheelchair in a marked crosswalk, stopped, then left without rendering aid.
A 68-year-old bicyclist died after being struck by a semi-truck trailer. Police confirmed to Patch that the driver fled.
A 72-year-old registered sex offender allegedly exposed himself to an employee while trying on clothes at a Santa Monica store, police said.
Revised plans are under review after crews found an unexpected concrete slab and water intrusion at Peninsula Center Library.
The city increased development potential near Expo/Bundy in an effort to temporarily shield the wider area from SB 79 standards.
A city study estimates developer fees could raise $8.8 million for infrastructure through 2050. No fees have been approved.
The city has $100,000 available for 20 small-business grants, with applications due Oct. 1.
Song Tate, 76, was struck by a vehicle whose driver fled before she was hit by a Metro train, police said.
Movement fell below 1 inch per week for the first time since 2023, a benchmark Edison has cited for potentially restoring power.
The city is advancing its long-planned waterfront rehabilitation to the Coastal Commission after a competing wave-pool concept emerged.
The federally backed project will reconstruct and realign Taxiway F, while officials say commercial flights will continue unaffected.
Impulse Space has moved into a 250,000-square-foot Redondo Beach facility as it continues a major hiring push.
The port moved nearly 920,000 containers last month, making August its fifth-busiest month in its 115-year history.
The man was struck by a white SUV, a dark-colored sedan and a Jaguar while crossing Pacific Avenue, police said.
Santa Monica's transit system has nearly doubled ridership since its pandemic low, though it remains below pre-pandemic levels.
The city said no money was lost or missing and that staff discovered and corrected transactions dating to 2018 and 2021.
The little-known ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as it makes its way north along the California coast.
