George Orwell’s novel about a dystopian future, he describes “newspeak,” a propagandistic language of euphemisms and inversions used by officialdom to mask the reality of their meaning. We got a dose of California-style newspeak last week when state Sen.

Dogs are living it up at DOG PPL, a private members' park for canines in the Los Angeles beach enclave of Santa Monica, where dogs and their owners socialize and enjoy high-end amenities in what has been dubbed "Soho House for dogs.

In 2009, a peak in the Santa Monica Mountains was renamed. “To Right a Wrong: The Story of Ballard Mountain” documents why that happened.

Development grants will support housing projects in Long Beach, Compton, Willowbrook, Boyle Heights and Santa Monica.

The Santa Monica Pier’s amusement park introduced “Snackville” on June 7, a colony of customer-pleasing stands serving burgers, fries, churros, ice cream, funnel cake and frozen fruit treats. The new locale is the first of $10 million in capital ...

As a group of Samohi seniors prepare to put Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) in the rearview mirror, it is also time for some of the district’s dedicated employees to also ride into the sunset.

The first marketplace for local and diverse small businesses opened on Pico Blvd in a ribbon cutting ceremony that attracted the attention of local television news media, along with local residents and members of City Council.

For those who finally want to make that California dream a reality, there are several hotels—from Sunset Boulevard to Santa Monica—that are worth the trip. If you’re seeking a once-in-a-lifetime Los Angeles experience, look no further at the grand ...

Location, location, location—and other reasons, too.

A woman sorts plastics at the Santa Monica Recycling Center in California in 1992. Joe Sohm / Visions of America / Universal Images Group via Getty Images What no one anticipated was just how emotionally attached people would become to recycling as the ...