“Los Angeles County has seven beaches on this year’s Honor Roll, a significant improvement, as no beaches were included in ...

The water at the Santa Monica Pier is some of the dirtiest along the West Coast, according to Heal the Bay’s 2025 beach ...

May 23, 2025 -- The Santa Monica Pier is the second most polluted beach on the West Coast, topped only by Playa Blanca, a beach contaminated by untreated sewage from the Tijuana region.

Tucked beneath the Santa Monica Pier, Heal the Bay Aquarium aims to educate locals and tourists about the aquatic creatures that live in Santa Monica Bay. At this small aquarium, you'll ...

Longtime Santa Barbara activist reflects on her time leading the ocean nonprofit and says she is excited for “new energy.” ...

The Public Health advisory issued covers the area extending 100 yards on either side of the Pier as well as a similar stretch just south around the Pico-Kenter storm drain, County Health officials ...

Sharael Kolberg, Contributor, Travel Santa Monica's 3 ½ miles of shoreline ... carousel (housed in the Looff Hippodrome), the Heal the Bay Aquarium and Pacific Park, which boasts an assortment ...