The new office, located in Playa Vista, California, will be lead by Shannon Studstill, the former head of Sony Santa Monica, the studio famous for the God of War games. Studstill's new job may not be easy. Google is theoretically already at work on some games at its studio in Montreal (the company has been tight-lipped about what's in ...

The 'God of War' developer has tapped Yumi Yang as its new leader, following the departure of Shannon Studstill to Google's new Stadia studio in Playa Vista.

As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, a Santa Monica tech conference sought to reassure its attendees that they would be safe — because it would be watching them. Organizers of the Montgomery Summit hired medical staff to watch the gathering of about 600 people this week. If any showed signs of sickness, organizers said, they would be asked to ...

Grimshaw, appointed by Santa Monica College as lead architect and designer, and Little, appointed as architect of record, will work in collaboration for the new Arts Complex. As the design team explains, the original SMC Arts Complex first opened in 1950, and the program has steadily grown over the years. The current art education programs are ...

These kids are the future of table tennis, and may one day compete in later Olympic trials as their older counterparts recently did this previous weekend in Santa Monica, CA. Members on the organizing committee for this leg of the Hopes Program were Rajul Sheth, Bruce Liu and Yau-Man Chan, with Liu and Chan providing further assistance as ...

Kylie Jenner is debuting her latest hair style. The 22-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians reality TV star was spotted attending a Western-themed party with her sister Kendall Jenner and friends at SHOREbar on Thursday night (March 5) in Santa Monica, Calif. Kylie was seen sporting waist-length caramel-colored hair as she arrived at the ...

Space in the storied structure is currently being offered for lease on Loopnet. In the summer of 1968, Didion checked herself into St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica (now Providence Saint John’s Health Center), and underwent a battery of psychiatric tests, the results of which would later become fodder for her landmark essay “The White ...

A California entrepreneur was attracted to the contemporary design of this home conceived by a well-known architect in the area. It is on the market for $5.5 million.

California Sen. Ben Allen, a Democrat from Santa Monica, which is within LA County, announced plans to introduce legislation that would require the county to provide every voter with a vote-by-mail ballot or to significantly increase the number of vote centers on Election Day. The election law proposal comes as LA County, the biggest voting ...

LOS ANGELES — When he walks onto the Galen Center court for the last time, Jonah Mathews will have 30 to 40 family members and friends in the crowd. Old classmates from Santa Monica High have been snatching up tickets in advance of his USC swan song. Those are the perks of being the local kid. “Everybody’s gonna be here,” he says.