Alert Police Blotter:
Use the Wipers/Defroster Saturday, January 3 at 4:15 a.m. – Beach Parking Lot 1 North – A Harbor Service Officer (HSO, the non-sworn SMPD employees in the harbor) saw a gray SUV spinning its wheels […]
Special Education and Plastic Bag Ban Stretches City Council Meeting Beyond Midnight:
More than 50 speakers participated in lengthy public hearings on two separate agenda items at the January 13 meeting of the Santa Monica City Council. The six-hour meeting wrapped up at 12:15 am. The meeting […]
Sponto Memorial: More Like a Love-In:
On this clear, sunny, warm Sunday morning, January 11,, the large group of people gathered atop a grassy knoll on Venice beach seemed like they were having a picnic, or a love-in, as befitted their […]
Herb Katz Remembered at Funeral and in Interviews:
Herb Katz and his more than 35 years of service to Santa Monica were variously remembered this week as: • “a noble and honorable friend,” • “a champion for Special Education programs in our schools,” […]
A Critical Choice:
The Viceroy hotel in Santa Monica held the after party for the 2009 Critics Choice Awards on Thursday, January 8, hosted by Diane Lane. The stars came out in droves to party the night away […]
What Obama Can Learn From “Old Europe”:
The inauguration of the 44th president is starting to look like the most dramatic debut since the Beatles arrived in New York. But soon it will be time for Team Obama to produce results. For […]
Letters to the Editor:
Dear SMMirror Editor: Since the extent of the Madoff catastrophe is still unfolding daily, I thought this parody of the famous first poem in John Donne’s earliest collection might entertain your readers, even those damaged […]
At the Epicenter of Audacity:
Having voted by absentee ballot, I happened to be on business travel last November 4 and arrived at the Philly airport mid-afternoon. On impulse, I grabbed a rental car and boogied to Independence Square, arriving […]
Prison Health Czar: $8 Billion Cost Estimate Might Be Way High:
So you think the $8 billion estimate bandied around as the cost for fixing medical care in California’s prisons might be just a tad high? So does the court-appointed receiver who’s right now trying to […]
Would Nero Give Himself a Golden Globe?:
Nero’s rule of the Roman Empire is often cited as a time of extravagance, including the tale of his playing the violin as the city burned. What Rome might not have faced in those times […]
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