When Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea was recently screened at 7 Dudley Cinema in Venice, it attracted a larger audience than one would expect for a “talking heads” movie. Like audiences who have […]

In counseling people who have been homeowners for more than 40 years, several types of issues are frequently discussed. These include financial, practical, logistical and emotional issues. I think it is highly beneficial to explore […]

(l-r) LUSH employees Kendrah McKay, Lauren Minckler and Ashley Bayer hand out free samples of “naked packaging” cosmetics during a “Get Naked” promotion at the Third Street Promenade store on Saturday, August 18, held to […]

Neighbors of Santa Monica Airport are angry about the latest Federal Aviation Administration’s runway safety proposal because they feel it will not adequately improve their safety. In an August 20 email to the Mirror, Friends […]

Carry Your I.D. Saturday, August 11 at 2:30 p.m. – 1500 “block” of the Beach – A man was walking on the sand among beachgoers selling umbrellas and bags of toys.  Officers were notified, approached […]

Santa Monica’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to support the City entering into a Development Agreement (DA) with Village Trailer Park, LLC to redevelop the 109-unit rent-controlled Village Trailer Park located at 2930 Colorado Avenue. According […]

The most important results of last fall’s election are just now in, and dozens of county voting registrars who invested hundreds of millions of dollars in high-tech voting machines are the losers, exposed as careless […]

Dear Jenna Bush: We read last week that you are engaged. We wish you and your longtime beau Henry Hager happiness and continued sobriety. Hey, while we’re on that angle… don’t you think the most […]

I have been to Santa Monica and Venice three times and find it to be beautiful and stimulating. However, I am truly shocked by the unwillingness or inability of the taxpaying population to diminish the […]

Official word has come that three buildings at the VA property in West LA will be designated for homeless vets. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson announced the decision to designate buildings 205, 208 and […]