The company plans to start public road mapping and testing of its robotaxi in Los Angeles this month. Motional is currently testing the AV in Boston, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas (including driverless tests) and Singapore.

Health officials still caution swimmers and surfers near the Santa Monica Pier following a 17-million gallon sewage spill last month.

The International Luxury Hotel Association returns for their 10th annual INSPIRE21 conference on investment and innovation in luxury hospitality at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, Santa Monica on December 2-3.

Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas says joining forces with Global Citizen to help headline its upcoming daylong global concert aimed at creating positive change was a no brainer for him.

General Motors’ venture capital subsidiary, GM Ventures, recently announced its participation in the $40 million Series B funding round for RapidDeploy. RapidDeploy is an integrated response platform providing data-driven 911 communications,

Famously abuzz with stretch limousines, lowriders, fancy sports cars and doorless Jeeps, the streets of Los Angeles soon will host those vehicles’ driverless younger cousin as well. Autonomous vehicle (AV) company Motional,

This commentary is by Itai Klein, an attorney and founder of Klein.Law, who lives in Santa Monica, Calif., and Vermont. He grew up in Israel, the U.K. and the U.S. Ben & Jerry’s claims that its recent decision to prohibit the sale of ice cream in an area that it describes as “illegally occupied Palestinian territory” advances its social justice mission.

As the first company that Meghan chose to back as a private investor, Clevr Blends quickly grew a list of other A-list fans including Kim Kardashian and Oprah, who called them her "new drink of choice for the morning and night" after Meghan sent her a basket full of Clevr's products.

Health officials still caution swimmers and surfers near the Santa Monica Pier following a 17-million gallon sewage spill last month.

Health officials still caution swimmers and surfers near the Santa Monica Pier following a 17-million gallon sewage spill last month.