Santa Monica’s Pacific Park is one of the most iconic, and visited, landmarks in Southern California. But it’s far from the first seaside amusement park on our shores. L.A. Times columnist Patt Morrison wrote about two theme parks that boomed and then busted.

The Marina del Rey Tourism Board's second annual Career Day successfully introduced nearly 50 local high school students to diverse career paths in tourism and hospitality during a comprehensive Saturday event that featured guided tours,

In this video, I am going to teach you one of the greatest magic tricks ever created. It is a simple version of the Out Of This World card trick which is one of my favourites! This is a really easy, self-working and powerful card trick that is said to have fooled Bill Gates.

Longtime Ellison lieutenant Dana Goldberg will run Paramount Pictures with former Sony executive, Josh Greenstein. Only one senior Paramount executive, George Cheeks, will remain after this week's Skydance takeover.

The only U.S. home designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is on the market for the first time in over 20 years—and it just got a $4 million price cut.

A massive 15-foot great white shark was caught on camera gliding just yards from shore near the Santa Monica Pier. Carlos Gauna, 45, captured the footage on Thursday (31) with his drone. He says it’s unusual to see sharks so close to the shore and was pleased to capture the shark in its natural habitat

The Santa Monica City Council has approved a major amendment to the RAND Corporation's development agreement that will allow the nonprofit research organization to expand commercial uses at its underutilized headquarters building at 1776 Main Street while securing $5.

Learn about the NACo Achievement Awards 2025 recognizing the Assessor's Office efforts to strengthen communities during crisis situations.

Uber and Lyft drivers in California have been fighting for years for higher wages and better working conditions — in the streets, before state lawmakers, in court and at the ballot. Now, a bill making its way through the state Legislature would allow ride-hailing drivers to unionize.

Police have arrested the alleged gunman who they say opened fire on the suspect who drove his car into a crowd outside of an East Hollywood club two weeks ago.