It doesn't take much to nudge people into making healthier choices at the grocery store -- just removing confectionery and other unhealthy products from checkouts and the ends of nearby aisles and placing fruit and vegetables near store entrances have a real impact on what people buy.

Will voters in the California recall blame Gavin Newsom for backlogged unemployment claims and billions in fraud? Republican candidates are counting on it.

What happens in Frédéric Da’s “Ava’s Dating A Senior!” is nothing earth-shattering. Unless of course, you vividly remember the days when you found out that someone you like is dating someone else, someone much higher up on the social ladder than yourself.

Environmental and land use law firm The Sohagi Law Group announced today that its Managing Partner Margaret Sohagi and Partner Nicole Gordon have been selected as nominees by Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing for its inaugural 'Inspirational Women Awards.

Sports seasons are well underway at high schools in and near Santa Monica, and Patch is teaming up with ScoreStream to round up this week's scheduled games for you. California and the Santa Monica area are filled with crosstown rivalries and powerhouse teams that make for some great local matches.

A possible road rage incident Monday led to a vehicle crash and shots fired that left one person with a graze wound, but the gunman remains at large. The incident took place in the area of Yorkshire Avenue and Pico Boulevard about 1:20 p.

Affordable units are supposed to be listed on an online housing registry, but many such apartments don’t appear there. It prices out tenants.

Sept. 9 marks the day in 1850 that California became a state. It used be a major holiday in California, with parades and festivals. Nothing is stopping you from celebrating, of course.

Thousands of affordable apartments lay hidden like easter eggs inside brand-new, often luxurious apartment buildings across Los Angeles. Developers can save money by building taller and denser buildings under the city’s two inclusionary housing programs — Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) and density bonus — if they agree to reserve some of their units for people who earn between $24,

SANTA MONICA, CA — As plans for Labor Day celebrations ramp up in Santa Monica and across America, trips to the grocery stores are already being made. Trader Joe's, Vons and Rite Aid are among the popular grocery store chains that have stocked up for the Monday holiday celebrating workers,