July 13, 2026
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Housing Authority Plan Adopted:

A minimum monthly rent payment of $50 and a more streamlined process to verify medical expenses are among the modifications for the Santa Monica Housing Authority’s (SMHA) Annual Plan for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year, which […]

The Santa Monica Pier is home to one of 30 pianos across Los Angeles for the next  three weeks.

Piano Art Installation At Santa Monica Pier:

The Santa Monica Pier has been chosen as one of 30 venues in the Los Angeles area to participate in the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) “Play Me, I’m Yours” piano art installation in celebration […]

Steve Stajich, Columnist

Op-Ed: Dissent Is ‘Politically Productive’:

James William Fulbright, a United States Senator representing Arkansas from 1945 to 1975, was a politician who opposed Brown v. Board of Education, but supported formation of the United Nations and came to oppose U.S. […]

Tony Morris

The Start Of Wildfire Season Is Only Weeks Away:

As a longtime resident of Topanga’s Fernwood neighborhood, I am reminded daily that my family and I are blessed to live in such a beautiful place. We bought our house in 1988 knowing that we […]

Fire Extinguished In Downtown:

Santa Monica firefighters put out a blaze that ignited at 1305 Second Street in the downtown shortly after 5 p.m., Sgt. Roger Lewis of the Santa Monica Police Dept. told The Mirror. There were no […]

Sona Mirzaei will take part in Jeanie Madsen Gallery’s three-year anniversary celebration this Saturday.

Jeanie Madsen Gallery Celebrates Three Years:

The Jeanie Madsen Gallery celebrates its three-year anniversary this Saturday, April 14. A fashion designer and artist, Jeanie Madsen opened her Santa Monica gallery back in 2009. In addition to offering one-of-a-kind fashions, Madsen hosts […]

Santa Monica beach will be full of color in the sky when Otis College hosts its first annual Kite Festival on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Kite Festival Flies Into Pier On Saturday:

Otis College will hold its first annual Kite Festival directly north of the Santa Monica Pier this weekend from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The event was created as a celebration of […]