California once was a national leader in making government more transparent, requiring state and local agencies to conduct their business in public meetings and giving Californians easy access to public records.

Italian eatery Sogno Toscano is opening a new market and cafe at The Grove in Los Angeles, offering an authentic menu and gourmet Italian products.

A 65-year-old man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle Sunday morning in the Harvard Heights area of Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 1:50 a.m. on Western Avenue, just south of Washington Boulevard and a little north of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway,

Community members are hoping to save an iconic Santa Monica diner that’s been serving locals for generations. It’s hard to miss Patrick’s Roadhouse when driving down Pacific Coast Highway with its bright-green exterior adorned with dinosaurs and kitschy sculptures on the roof.

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has issued a water quality warning for several local beaches. Officials say tests have shown that the bacteria levels at numerous beaches have tested higher than the safety standard.

Audrey Flanagan and Giselle Yau lead Mira Costa to victory over Redondo Union to take the Division 1 girls' beach volleyball title.

A 48-year-old man was shot in the neck Saturday in the Historic South-Central area of Los Angeles. The shooting occurred about 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of South Broadway, east of the Harbor (110) Freeway and south of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway,

The City of Santa Monica, California approved a multimillion-dollar apartment unit for the homeless days after an audit found the state could not account for $24B spent on homelessness.

In 1990 the original Marmalade Cafe opened on Montana Ave and quickly proved to be a runaway success and was welcomed by the community.

Glasses clinked. The pool glinted in the slinking sun. In the Santa Monica Mountains above, the Hollywood sign gleamed like a row of perfectly capped teeth. Into that golden light stepped Mauricio Umansky, fresh off his debut the night before on “Dancing ...