July 27, 2026
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How to Hang Loose During the Money Crisis:

G. Gordon Liddy, former Watergate figure turned conservative talk show host, likes to make fun of the way Americans have faith that, at any one time, Washington D.C. is in good hands. Somebody, Liddy smirks, […]

Letters to the Editor:

Free Lunch? Who said there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Apparently the city has been serving it up for developers to the tune of $45 million. What? Like they have to entice developers […]

Point of View: Support for Proposition T:

I’ve been a Santa Monica renter for over 30 years, and have served on our City Council this past ten. Protecting renters and residents, and preserving and creating affordable housing, are among my top priorities. […]

City Council Greenlights Travelodge Hotel Project:

As briefly noted in last week’s Mirror, Santa Monica’s City Council voted September 23 to approve the Travelodge Hotel project so that the existing Travelodge at 1525 Ocean Avenue, the Pacific Sands Hotel at 1515 […]

Bley Seeks School Board Seat:

Chris Bley is one of four candidates seeking one of the three open four-year seats on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education; he is one of two candidates who is not a […]

AltCar Expo Debuts New Ideas:

Alternative vehicle test-drives, on-site purchase options, information booths, and expert panel discussions offered the public cutting-edge information on available options for cutting gasoline consumption and reducing carbon footprints at the third annual AltCar Expo and […]

Futuristic Bus Designs Unveiled:

What a city bus may look like 50 years from now was the theme of “Bus of the Future,” an exhibit and presentation given by Santa Monica’ s Big Blue Bus at the 2008 AltCar […]

Police Seek Gang Suspect in Murder On Abbot Kinney:

A man was shot and killed on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice Sunday night, September 28, in what the Los Angeles Police Department has called “gang retaliation.” The victim, 31-year-old Adam Pacheco, was standing on […]

World Festival of Sacred Music Closing Ceremony:

Capoeira artist Alfred Kendrick of North Hollywood performed at the end of the closing ceremony of the World Festival of Sacred Music at Ocean Park on Santa Monica beach at sunset on Sunday, September 28.