June 30, 2026
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City Council Hosts Annual Boards and Commissions Dinner:

At an annual dinner, members of Santa Monica’s boards and commissions were honored for their work and contribution to the City. The festivities were held at the Civic Center on April 16 and included reports […]

Think Globally:

The Brits are big on video surveillance, and just think, if they had had cameras in Boston in 1775 they might have caught and stopped Paul Revere on his famous ride. We might still be […]

And Now the Answered Questions…:

None of us were immune to being rattled by the event at Virginia Tech due to its reordering of the nature of life. A college campus can be many things in the warm glow of […]

Letters to the Editor:

Mirror Publisher Michael Rosenthal doesn’t like red-light cameras and gives several good reasons for his opposition. (Publisher’s Notebook, April 19-25, 2007. ) Thank you Mr. Rosenthal! Here are a few more good reasons: Contrary to […]

Point of View:

“There are people in Washington…who never intend to withdraw military forces from Iraq and they’re looking for 10, 20, 50 years in the future…the reason that we went into Iraq was to establish a permanent […]

Airport Park Opens Sunday:

Dog parks, a state-of-the-art soccer field, picnic facilities, a playground and more are all a part of Santa Monica’s newest park, Airport Park. The park officially opens on Sunday, April 29, with festivities open to […]

SMC is EcoFabulous:

Santa Monica College held an “EcoFabulous” event on Tuesday, April 24, which included an environmental fair, speakers, free organic food, prizes and the release of the school’s 2005-06 Environmental Audit.

Watching Baseball with Pops:

Baseball season is now just underway, at our local high schools and in the major leagues, and so the Mirror offers this personal memoir – a paean to the Grand Old Game – from one […]

Man Dies in Stewart Trailer Park Explosion:

An explosion and fire killed a man at the mobile home park at 1930 Stewart Street on Sunday afternoon, April 22.  Santa Monica Police responding to reports at 3:53 p.m. found a male victim with […]