Let’s all agree that we’d rather have the strong and beautiful ficus trees on 2nd and 4th Streets downtown than new skinny trees in their stead.  Who doesn’t love robust, older trees?  We all do.  […]

I wonder if any other readers of the Mirror noticed the irony in two articles contained in the January 17 issue: “Sen. Feinstein: World Sustainability” and “No to Tree Designation, Third Street Project.” The first […]

The Santa Monica Mirror chooses Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), and Cynthia McKinney (G) for their respective party’s primary nominations for President of the United States. Obama because he brings the opportunity for a […]

On the Beach Saturday, January 19 at Midnight – 1600 block of the Beach – Officers responded to a call of a bleeding man, the possible victim of an assault. When the officers located the […]

Community-oriented policing has moved into its next generation under a new Patrol Plan that went into effect last Sunday, January 27, says the Santa Monica Police Department. The boundaries of the SMPD beats, virtually unchanged […]

A sobriety/drivers license checkpoint will be conducted on Saturday, February 9, in the 3200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, announced the Santa Monica Police Department. SMPD officers will be contacting drivers at that time and […]

A dozen teams of City employees and social service volunteers are combing the streets of Santa Monica – and the doorways, alleys, and parking lots as well – waking the sleeping homeless not to roust […]

The School District’s Chief Financial Officer Janece Maez told members of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s School Board that the $268 million Master Facilities Plan budget could be increased to $299 million. There were […]

The Santa Monica Conservancy’s annual meeting January 27 at the Santa Monica Main Library was highlighted by the presentation of two awards recognizing the efforts of individuals who work to preserve historic buildings. Jean Sedillos, […]