It did not specify which buildings. There could be many deaths, as the San Diego region has relatively weak local laws requiring retrofits of vulnerable buildings compared to cities like Los Angeles and Santa Monica. The San Diego region is estimated to have thousands of apartment buildings with flimsy ground floors, hundreds of potential ...

People in California and Texas waited up to six hours to cast their votes in the 2020 primary election on Tuesday.

People wait to vote during the presidential primary at the Santa Monica Public Library in Santa Monica, Calif. on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (Getty Images) The L.A. County Registrar-Recorder announced that 20.6 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the primary election. Based on the semi-official results, over 1.13 million ballots were ...

On most Tuesdays, you can usually find the back courtyard of the People Concern in Santa Monica filled with a bustling crowd of the area’s homeless population picking up free groceries. This past Sunday, that same courtyard hosted two voting booths for the first time. It was part of a Los Angeles County initiative to increase voter ...

Google is opening a second development studio in California that will be led by former SIE Santa Monica Studio head Shannon Studstill In a blog post, Stadia games and entertainment boss Jade Raymond revealed that the team will be based in Playa Vista, with Studstill serving as studio director. Studstill previously worked at the Los Angeles ...

The 2020 Los Angeles Marathon will draw 27,000 runners from around the world to compete in a 26.2-mile race from the Dodger Stadium to Santa Monica Beach this Sunday. Organizers on Monday said they’re working with local authorities to monitor developments in the coronavirus, but the marathon thus far will go on as planned. (L.A. County ...

FILE – This Sept. 6, 2012 file photo shows the Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon has signed a lease for a new office space in Manhattan that will house more than 1,500 employees, less than a year after pulling out of a deal for a larger headquarters in the borough of Queens after politicians and activists objected to nearly $3 billion in incentives.

State Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge), who introduced the bill with Sen. Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Sen. Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park), held a town hall on Friday at Descanso Gardens to provide a brief overview on the proposed bond’s impact at the local level. Several local conservancy groups were on hand to detail the ...

“Please resolve this ASAP to ensure all students are able to vote.” Voters were also met with long lines at centers at USC and Santa Monica College, according to Návar. Bernie spokeswoman Anna Bahr said volunteers were handing out pizzas to voters at the campuses "to encourage them to stay in line and cast their ballots." Sanchez said the ...

On most Tuesdays, you can usually find the back courtyard of the People Concern in Santa Monica filled with a bustling crowd of the area's homeless population picking up free groceries. This past Sunday, that same courtyard hosted two voting booths for the first time. It was part of a Los Angeles County initiative to increase voter ...