Get outside more, meet more people. If those items are on your to-do list, it’s time to take a hike. L.A. is surrounded by abundant trails to explore in centrally located Griffith Park, the Santa Monica Mountains in the west, and the Angeles National Forest to the north. The point is not to hike alone, for safety reasons but also for social ones.

Analyzing digital streams of information from electric scooters and motor-assisted bicycles is helping solve travel congestion issues. This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological,

Rancho Palos Verdes has selected as its newest city manager 21-year employee Ara Mihranian, who has served in that top post on an interim basis since former City Manager Doug Willmore retired in November.

Another member of the Jewish Defense League was Keith Israel Fuchs, who was raised in Brooklyn, New York, before moving to Santa Monica, California. After high school, Fuchs moved to the West Bank settlement Kiryat Arba, where Rabbi Meir Kahane and his followers had created a community within a community. On the Jewish holiday of Purim in ...

The creations of Santa Monica-based artist Joshua Abarbanel can be found both nationally and internationally, in public and private collections. His work is inspired by forms and patterns found in nature, including the progression of numbers known as the Fibonacci sequence. He also taps into his Jewish side, having created a golem for an ...

Hannah Foote, a 19-year-old ASU student, was in her Los Angeles when a fire broke out. She says she almost got trapped in a fire.

And you know what sits at the western end of the iconic Mother Road: Santa Monica Pier, which sports an "End of the Trail" sign to denote its status as the Pacific-based terminus of the famous highway. Now another pier feature, one that's rather larger than a sign, will pay homage to the history of Route 66. It's the destination's famous roller ...

Whether your sweetheart loves romantic dinners, "heart-felt" treats or a Breadstick Bouquet, it's time to plan. Patch gives you options ... However you celebrate Valentine's Day, there is no shortage of fab and festive dining throughout the Los Angeles region.

Los Angeles Times Did you know you can hike from Pacific Palisades to Malibu on a single dirt trail through the Santa Monica Mountains? The Backbone Trail has been decades in the making. And now, you can camp on it. Los Angeles Times For 75 years, Dicker and Dicker of Beverly Hills styled itself as the apex of Hollywood glamour. Now its last ...

A seaside landmark popular with tourists and locals alike, the Santa Monica Pier is a lively family-friendly mecca offering games, rides and oceanic frolic. But even Angelenos who’ve noted its transformation over time might not know its full history. Santa Monica Pleasure Pier: A Look Back to 1917 from Today, an extensive exhibit at the Santa ...