The star chef shares his reasoning behind the pick, plus tips for perfecting his surprisingly simple Easter recipe. At his restaurant Pasjoli in Santa Monica, Calif., chef-owner Dave Beran serves produce-driven, California-French cuisine that’s pared down and thoughtful at the same time. Adapted from the restaurant’s opening menu ...

Gargiulo struck again on the night of Apri 28, 2008. Michelle Murphy, 27, was asleep in the bedroom of her Santa Monica apartment when Gargiulo attacked her, repeatedly stabbing her in the chest. Incredibly, the 5-foot-1-inch Murphy was able to fight him off. Running out the door after being knocked from the bed, Gargiulo turned and ...

Snap Lab, the hardware team behind Snap Inc.'s Spectacles video sunglasses, has pivoted at least temporarily to produce medical face shields during the coronavirus crisis. The much-needed equipment is being donated to ICU staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,

This weekend, the National Park Service will close all Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area trails, trailheads, restrooms, overlooks and pullouts in Ventura County — and then reopen them Monday, when crowds are thinner. That move, announced Tuesday, covers Rancho Sierra Vista (including the Wendy Trailhead); Cheeseboro Canyon ...

Other cities in LA are also threatening to come down hard on those that aren’t taking the health of their workers seriously. The city of Santa Monica beefed up its previously stated requirements for construction sites Wednesday, reminding workers and construction companies that not following rules about hygiene and social distancing measures ...

If you want to join that trend, KCRW’s Evan Kleiman gives some tips. She shares this sourdough starter technique by Clemance Gossett of Gourmandise Cooking School in Santa Monica. Her Bread Boot Camp is on IGTV. Starting your sourdough starter: There are a few different methods for imploring the yeast in your kitchen and those in the ...

The street was closed in an attempt to accelerate the construction of the Metro Purple Line extension while fewer people are driving.

Patrol cars and loudspeakers can be heard blasting social distancing rules along Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. In Manhattan Beach, a surfer was slapped with a $1,000 fine after he ignored numerous warnings by police and lifeguards cautioning him not to go in the water. Prather, who directs the Center for Aerosol Impacts on Chemistry of the ...

Marmalade Cafe in Santa Monica is one of many restaurants preparing high-quality meals for doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. (April 2)

Art and Pat Antin tore down their longtime Santa Monica property and built a curvy, contemporary home with water views from nearly every room.