August 6, 2026
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Samohi Boys Approach League Championship:

The Santa Monica High boys basketball team took a major step toward winning the Ocean League championship on Wednesday, February 3 by defeating second place Inglewood for a second time. With the 75-52 victory at […]

Samohi’s Malone Signs With Villanova:

Keelan Malone, Santa Monica High’s all-Ocean League linebacker, has signed a letter of intent to play football at Villanova. “I am truly grateful for this opportunity and for the options that were presented to me […]

Local Media Personality Builds Miss Green USA:

When Tamara Henry, a local Santa Monica television personality, debuted the Green is Gorgeous Interactive eco-contest, Miss America 2010 decided to go green. In the months since then, people from across United States became part […]

$198 Parcel Tax on May Ballot:

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board of Education settled on $198 per parcel as the amount it will ask voters to approve in a mail-in election this May for a temporary/emergency measure to reduce […]

Thus Far, Five Applicants for City Council Seat:

EDITOR’S NOTE:Since this article was written, a fifth applicant, Gene Galvin, has been posted on the City Council’s Website. Attempts by the Mirror to reach Galvin have been unsuccessful. The open seat on the Santa […]

Not Another High-Speed Rail Vote:

It would not be surprising if voters who read the latest report of California’s High Speed Rail Authority feel more than a little bit bait-and-switched. Let’s look at the ways this report (http://www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/library.asp?p=8200) differs from […]

Are We Preparing to Kick Smoker’s Ashes?:

Time and history reveal that we do, at certain points, jettison some of our worst habits.  For example, you might view the entire body of federal, state, and local laws pertaining to pollution as us […]

Letters to the Editor:

Dear Editor, The effects of ALL federal budget prioritizing is ultimately local. It is in cities and towns and rural America that people feel the brunt of bad decisions and the benefits of good ones. […]

When Will We Ever Learn?:

When will we elect someone to office in this country who will completely, courageously, and without delay, disavow war?  When will the U.S. learn to put our resources, both human and economic, to work for […]