LOS ANGELES - EVs are selling at such a rapid pace, the City is exploring exactly how city codes should cover the issue. Currently, the charg…
VENICE - The unhoused population of Venice increased 32% last year according to a study released by the RAND Corporation yesterday.
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Last Friday, during what looked like chaos, Councilmembers were at work amending and adding motions regarding the controversial eviction protections.
SANTA MONICA – Yesterday, January 24, 2023, shots were reported at approximately 3:45 PM. Santa Monica Police Department Officers were flagge…
MARINA DEL REY - A roughly 64,000-gallon sewage spill prompted health officials today to close Mothers Beach in Marina del Rey and portions o…
SANTA MONICA - Snap Inc., the Santa Monica-based company behind Snapchat, is under investigation by federal authorities probing the possible u…
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles has been failing to make timely payments to vendors that provide city services, according to a motion introduced to…
LOS ANGELES COASTLINE - The Westside coastline will see a wild ocean until tonight. Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves of 3 to 6 feet …
SANTA MONICA - A crash involving a pair of SUVs in Santa Monica escalated into a shooting today, with one motorist suffering a gunshot wound …
LOS ANGELES - The 2023 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, a point-in-time snapshot of homelessness in Los Angeles County that helps determine…
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LAPD Chief Michel Moore has ordered the release of ``additional body-worn footage'' related to the in-custody death of Keenan Anderson in Veni…
LOS ANGELES, CA – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) visited St. Joseph Center, and presented the organization with a check for $8…
UPDATE: In a meeting that lasted less than a half hour, Adams Kellum was confirmed as the next CEO of LAHSA. She will assume the duties no l…
VENICE - In January of last year, the Westminster Senior Center became the Venice headquarters for the CIRCLE Team, a program staffed by membe…
When Jules Muck’s car ran out of gas at the intersection of Electric and California Avenue in Venice, CA in 2008, she decided to just stay. Br…
MALIBU - Firefighters stopped a brush fire in Malibu today that spread to at least one acre and had the potential to spread to five areas, and…
LOS ANGELES - The City Council voted today for a package of permanent tenant protections in Los Angeles, aiming to assist renters as the local…
A 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot in Palmdale was identified today as the young driver who struck a Venice mother pushing her child in a…
LOS ANGELES - Relatives of Keenan Anderson, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month after Los Angeles police tas…
LOS ANGELES - LA Animal Services announced it will offer Los Angeles city residents discounted adoption fees this weekend at all six location…
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LOS ANGELES - Google's CEO Sundar Pichai wrote an email to Google employees on the company's news blog Friday morning saying he had some ``dif…
In any urban area, finding peace, quiet and privacy isn’t always the easiest thing to find.
LOS ANGELES - Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar, who was facing a number of federal charges, has agree to plea guilty to rackete…
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Police Protective League defended the actions of officers involved in three fatal incidents since the new year …
LOS ANGELES - In a show of support for Mayor Karen Bass' efforts to address Los Angeles' homelessness crisis, the City Council voted today to …
LOS ANGELES - Film production in Los Angeles declined sharply in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a report by FilmLA released today.
LOS ANGELES - A non-profit organization, Youth Policy Institute, devoted to helping students overcome poverty and complete high school shutte…
VENICE - The Venice Historical Society and the Venice Chamber of Commerce will be joining forces this Saturday, January 21, to clean up the G…
LOS ANGELES - The LA Alliance lawsuit was back in court on Tuesday. After hearing from the new mayor of Los Angeles, U.S. District Judge Dav…
Councilwoman Traci Park continued her mission of attending Neighborhood Council and other local councils across her district by headlining the…
LOS ANGELES -Zoom and other remote meeting apps are not going away for City meetings just yet. The City Council approved a pair of resolutions…
LOS ANGELES - Nine U.S. citizens have been arrested in London for allegedly smuggling large quantities of cannabis worth approximately $6.7M …
LOS ANGELES - Family members of Keenan Anderson, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month after Los Angeles polic…
LOS ANGELES - The series of winter storms that slammed SouthernCalifornia has led to the capture of more than 33 billion gallons of stormwate…
LOS ANGELES - LA Sanitation's citywide organics program began today, with officials encouraging residents to begin disposing of food scraps a…
One more day of rain and the Westside can start to dry out. Sun is predicted the rest of the week.
LOS ANGELES-Los Angeles County will accelerate the implementation of a statewide program called CARE Court. The program intends to assist peo…
VENICE - A small neighborhood gathering to thank the outreach, sanitation and LAPD personnel who worked the Venice clean up of the SECZ area,…
Video by Santa Monica Close Up/Fabian Lewkowicz
Video by Santa Monica Closeup/Fabian Lewkowicz
Point Dume wasn’t always as exclusive as it is now. It was a place whose name was never even spelled right on maps - it was meant to be Point…
City National Bank is agreeing to commit more than $31M to boost lending to Black and Latino home buyers in Los Angeles County to settle a fed…
LOS ANGELES - Following some criticism over the accuracy of itsannual homeless count, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced s…
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LOS ANGELES - At today’s meeting members of the LA City Council submitted areas of their districts they believe deserve the use of the ordinan…
VENICE - The Los Angeles Police Department released more details in the case involving Keenan Darnell Anderson, the 31 year old man who died i…
SANTA MONICA - Mud slides, road closures and flooding are creating havoc for some Westside residents and that includes schools. Students an…
VENICE - Mr. Exotix will be opening its doors for the first time in California on Wednesday, January 18.
VENICE - When people move from New York City to Los Angeles, one frequent complaint is they can’t find a good slice here. If you’ve ever fol…
The Waterfront in Venice is open and partying this weekend!
VENICE -Ring in 2023 at Hotel Erwin. They have an amazing plan for the weekend. Party like a rockstar and stay over with a late check out on…
VENICE - If your idea of a great SoCal Christmas is a pair of shorts, the beach, some football and a great bar, then The Venice Whaler has you…
The way we celebrate it varies widely, but food plays a big role. This is for those of you who decided not to cook this year and somehow blew…
Los Angeles is known as a haven and hotspot for vegan food, with meatless alternatives available on almost every menu and hundreds of restaura…
The Pier House in Venice opens its doors with a new look.
MALIBU -Date night up in the mountains. Take a quick drive up Pacific Coast Highway, hang a right at Kanan Road and be transported into Malibu…
VENICE- Venice has a new vegan burger joint.
Mark Verge, fifth generation Santa Monican, serial entrepreneur and owner of four Santa Monica restaurants, is all about building community an…
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moved closer today to adopting a permanent outdoor dining program in unincorporate…
LOS ANGELES - SoCalGas announced today it has made a second $525,000 donation to the California Restaurant Foundation's Restaurants Care Res…
VENICE- After a two year hiatus, First Friday is back on Abbot Kinney.
WESTSIDE- Food and entertainment are part of the perfect recipe for ringing in any new year, and not only does LA’s Westside have an abundance…
MARINA DEL REY- Islands Restaurant, a popular restaurant chain that has been grilling hamburgers in LA for more than 30 years is taking its Ma…
SANTA MONICA -Santa Monica-based Motional, an autonomous vehicle company, will expand into robot food delivery services next year.
SANTA MONICA -With its 600 square foot footprint, it might be easy to pass Main Street’s intimate new restaurant Crudo e Nudo, but doing so wo…
VENICE- The food scene in Venice is first-class. It gained its national reputation for good reason. Restaurants carry quality ingredients, emb…
VENICE- The Butcher's Daughter is giving the westside something to toast to. The Butcher’s Daughter Restaurant Group opened a vegan-friendly n…
VENICE- Visitors to the newly opened Belles Beach House are treated to a bohemian, surfing-themed design with windows looking out to the iconi…
(NAPSI)—Each year, the average American family of four loses $1,500 to uneaten food—that’s about 1,160 pounds of food. At holiday or any time,…
VENICE - Braulio Bunay may be new to Venice, but he’s already known in the New York culinary scene and recognized by Guinness World Records fo…
SANTA MONICA -Santa Monica’s first Taco Wars will feature some of the best taco chefs from the Southwestern United States and even Mexico.
Marina del Rey - DineLA is back. The October 1—15 restaurant week started in Los Angeles on Friday. Restaurant week is 15-day dining event sho…
SANTA MONICA -Santa Monica has long held a gourmet reputation, but after weathering three rounds of shutdowns, the evaporation of tourists and…
VENICE- In honor of International Coffee Day--Groundwork Coffee is releasing, in very limited quantities, a new small batch line of coffee fro…
LOS ANGELES - After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michelin Guide honored nine Southland restaurants today with its star…
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VENICE- What started as a small family owned rare books store and coffee roastery tucked away on Rose Avenue, has now become a West Coast hall…
LOS ANGELES - The Michelin Guide today announced 45 restaurants across the state, including more than a dozen in the Southland, as recipients…
VENICE -It’s been two years in the making but the Winston House is finally open after renovations and the pandemic paused plans to open last summer.
VENICE- A popular Venice spot for breakfast and lunch, Zelda’s Corner, has closed its doors.
MARINA DEL REY -Be it handmade pasta straight out of Italy, hand rolls prepared with the freshest fish, or a good old comforting cheeseburger,…
MAR VISTA- Don't miss out on this walk up truck that specializes in classic quick-service Mexican fare.
VENICE -Umami Burger will soon be calling Main Street Home. A coming soon sign is hung with the Umami logo at 235 Main Street, the building t…
VENICE -When making plans this Saturday-make sure to stop in at Lemonade, located at 1661 ABbot Kinney Blvd.This Saturday, July 24 —a percenta…
VENICE - In the mood for East Coast fresh lobster? Look no further than the Roll'N Lobster located at Dudley and Ocean Front Walk on the weeke…
VENICE- The scoop on the Venice Boardwalk is families of first responders get a free dish of ice cream on the house.
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Run a food truck and want to be included? Let us know the schedule by emailing info@venicecurrent.com.
VENICE- It's in with the old and new for THE BRIG--which is set to open its doors [again] on Friday. THE BRIG, located at 1515 Abbot Kinney Bo…
VENICE - They opened their doors just as Los Angeles was shutting theirs, but that didn't stop Venice Way Pizza from keeping comfort food in t…
VENICE- One of Venice's most loved restaurants is re-opening. James Beach says it plans to open its doors this Thursday, March 11 [pending weather].
Venice’s Great White is moving East with two new locations coming before the end of the year.
VENICE- An "instagrammable' coffee company that prides itself on killer customer service, sleek decors and innovative coffee and tea drinks op…
VENICE -A touch of the Jersey Shore has come to Venice with the Oceanfront Kitchen, and it’s outrageous lighting and color schemes, how can yo…
VENICE - It seemed like a Friday night as HAMA Sushi had a brisk business despite COVID-19 restrictions.
The C&O, a beachside Italian standard that was popular for its “killer garlic rolls” offered to anxious customers waiting for a table off…
Give the gift of shutting off the stove this December and order a holiday dinner to go. Here is a round up of local restaurants providing deli…