Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of ...

Why it matters: Santa Monica Pier is one of the most visited coastal attractions in Southern California. What’s causing the pollution? It seems to be fecal matter, AKA poop. But where it’s ...

Over the years, Santa Monica Pier would evolve into one of Los Angeles County’s biggest tourist attractions. But back when Harris first worked there, it offered little more than the sunset view ...

It’s hard to believe now, but the pier almost disappeared entirely in the 1970s. Back then, the Santa Monica City Council was close to letting developers demolish the historic pier to make way ...

The iconic landmark is celebrated in James Harris’ book, ‘Santa Monica Pier: America’s Last Great Pleasure Pier,’ newly updated and out now.

Watch World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis pull a 34,680-pound electric Big Blue Bus 30 feet across a Santa Monica parking lot to kick off the 2025 Pier 360 Beach Festival. The epic feat ...

Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture.. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix ...