His breakout role was as the nerdy Jewish heartthrob in “The O.C.” Now in the rom-com “Nobody Wants This,” he goes full rabbi.

A beloved symbol of the Los Angeles area is marking a major milestone this week. On Friday, the Santa Monica Pier will celebrate 115 years as one of Southern California’s most recognizable landmarks with live entertainment and family activities planned ...

Bookstores, for me, were always the very antidote of physical isolation. Browsing with fellow humans through endless aisles of books was like a sacred ritual of the civilized life.

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz quietly closed its South Beach outpost, as doubts mount over the viability of South Florida’s office market.

Even though the beachside city isn’t impacted by sweltering conditions like its inland neighbors, Santa Monica too is affected by August, the hottest month of the year for the area.

You might want to stock up on straws. And spoons. The Santa Monica City Council voted to ban them in most of Santa Monica. That’s not all. The Council got so slap-happy at the end of their lengthy meeting last week that they also decided to outlaw the ...

Metro's TAP-to-Exit pilot program at its North Hollywood B Line station expanded to all 10 end-of-line stations Tuesday, beginning with the E-Line's Downtown Santa Monica station.

However, it may simply be that people on these medications had better blood sugar control, says Pouya Shafipour, MD, a board-certified family and obesity medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California.

The CIF’s new heat illness-related guidelines, prompted by state legislation, are forcing teams to make changes to practices and games.

Shooting your boss up with ketamine may be extreme, but refusing commands means “you risk losing your job, your health insurance, your home, everything.”