Ewan McGregor was seen spending time with his family in Santa Monica as lockdown measures have been put in place to control the spread of coronavirus

Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Lauren O’Brien was juggling three jobs: She’s an on-camera actor; a comedian and house performer at the Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, California; and, along with her musician husband, Matt Commerce, the owner of a small events-booking business. All three, she told me with a sigh over the phone ...

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.

Santa Monica-based Bird reportedly let 400 of its employees go on Friday, via a pre-recorded Zoom meeting, according to a report. The on-demand scooter company said it laid off 30% of its staff, saying "Layoffs are never easy or comfortable to do" and saying that the layoffs were done as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a tweet ...

Santa Monica-based online healthcare marketplace operator GoodRx, which operates online marketplaces for prescriptions, doctors, and other healthcare services, is expanding its marketplace to include online doctor's visits (telehealth). The company said the GoodRx telehealth marketplace will make it easier for patients to find online medical ...

For the first time in the history of Bay Area sports-talk radio, nobody is right or wrong. There are no games to analyze, no events to anticipate, no insight to be gained. In the words of KNBR host Brian Murphy,

When pregnant women are considered high-risk, it isn't entirely clear what it means for newborns. Outcomes in pregnancy and birth have not been well studied, the scientists on the call warned. But researchers have started reporting outcomes for at least some pregnant women with Covid-19,

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – At its meeting on Tuesday, March 10, the Santa Monica City Council approved an emergency interim ordinance to amend the City's Zoning Ordinance regarding procedures for review of 100% affordable housing projects and housing projects that comply with the Zoning Ordinance. The ordinance is immediately effective ...

Jet off singing "S.O.S." to Greek islands, Paris and the weirdest desert road trip ever without leaving your couch.

Last night, City Manager and Director of Emergency Services Rick Cole signed the City's fourth supplemental emergency order suspending street sweeping and preferential parking regulations to better enable the Santa Monica community to stay at home during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency.