August 2, 2026
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You Are Invited to the Mirror’s Hometown Forum:

Hometown Forum is a 90-minute, question-and-answer debate in which each candidate for the Santa Monica City Council will have a chance to state their views and goals, and to offer solutions to the issues facing […]

Photo graphic for Samohi (Santa Monica High School) Vikings' football.

Samohi Demolishes Leuzinger, 42-6:

Samohi senior receiver Kris Comas returned two punts for touchdowns and caught a third as the Vikings defeated Leuzinger on Friday night, 42-6. The season opener on the road was an important game for Comas […]

The new skate park at the The Stoner Recreation Center in West Los Angeles.

West LA Skate Park Too Much Noise For Neighbors:

With the welcome of a new skate park this summer at the Stoner Recreation Center in West Los Angeles came the arrival of enthused skaters that have left homeowners wishing for an intermission. The facility […]

A Santa Monica bus.

Mixed Reactions to Bus Fare Increases:

August 29 marked the first day of the Big Blue Bus’s (BBB) new fare structure. The basic fare went up from 75 cents to $1.00, with seniors, disabled, and Medicare card riders paying 50 cents […]

Letters to the Editor:

Dear Editor, RE: “SMRR Membership Divided Over Support” on page 2 of the Sptember 3-9, 2010 edition, Volumne XII, Issue 13 of the Santa Monica Mirror. It’s really sad that bright, energetic and extremely qualified […]

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Editor, I personally know Cameron Davis and Nadji and a few other kids that I’m truly concerned about… Sad enough as it is, we have 10 or 12 new rollerbladers that have nowhere to […]

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Editor, RE: “Boys and Girls Club Shuts Down Beloved Skatepark,” page 2 According to their website the Boys and Girls Club of America was founded to ‘provide a positive alternative to boys who were […]

Alert: Police Blotter:

Drunk Woman On Wednesday, August 31, at 11:35 p.m., officers went to the 200 block of Washington Street because they had received a report of a domestic violence incident. When they arrived they listened at […]