Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In what has become a disappointing annual ritual, a pair of local beaches continue to score poorly for their environmental health. On June 15, local non-profit Heal the Bay released its 2016 Beach ...

As we approach a warm weekend in Southern California, the City of Santa Monica reminds the region that Santa Monica beach, beach bike path, beach parking lots, beach access points, and Palisades Park ...

Nine years ago, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators faced an intriguing question: Could an urban sandy beach—typically groomed flat and stripped of vegetation—be restored with minimal ...