August 5, 2026
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Update on Westside Subway:

The Westside Subway extension project is moving closer. At Santa Monica’s latest meeting on plans for the subway, Director of Regional Communications Jody Litvak and Project Director David Mieger gave an update to interested Santa […]

New Roads Baseball Adopts A Slogan:

The New Roads baseball team had some of the best young talent on the Westside last season. Several former Little League all-stars enrolled and made the varsity as freshmen. Some other outstanding players will have […]

City Manager P. Lamont Ewell Is Retiring:

Santa Monica was taken by surprise by City Manager Lamont’s Ewell’s announcement on August 12 that he has decided to retire at the end of this calendar year. He told the Mirror that after 34 […]

Malibu Film Festival Hosts Screenings in Santa Monica:

The 10th annual Malibu Film Festival hit big screens in Santa Monica and Malibu from August 6-8, showcasing the work of more than two dozen filmmakers over three days. The event kicked off Thursday night […]

At the Movies: Julia, only Julia: Julie & Julia ***

Julie & Julia may be one of those movies that can be described as both the best movie you’ve ever seen and the worst movie you’ve ever seen.  How can it be both?   As you’ve […]

Alert: Police Blotter: Santa Monica:

i-crime. Tuesday, August 8, 1:36 p.m. The Apple Store located in the 1200 block of Third Street Promenade, as most readers will know, is not a specialist fruit outlet, but a purveyor of the popular […]

Community News Briefs:

Santa Monica to spend $100,000 to prevent pigeon poop City Council voted unanimously to hire a Los Angeles business called Bird Busters to install plastic netting under Santa Monica pier.  The idea is for the […]

Light Rail Maintenance Facility Continues To Draw Fire:

Santa Monica has been looking forward to having a light rail in the City by 2015 but controversy about the placement of the project’s maintenance facility has been raging for months. The controversy began after […]

My Mother, Santa Monica, and I:

I am so happy my mother was able to campaign for me in my first race for public office when I ran for city council in 2004.  She loved campaigning here.  Door to door, the […]

The Jazz Scene:

The first of four concerts in the 4th annual free Jazz on the Lawn series at City Hall, sponsored by the City of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division, kicked-off on Sunday, August 8th. Upright Cabaret, […]