The Santa Monica Homeless Community Court scored a couple of notable successes in its second session held Friday, March 2, in the City Council chambers. Among the 13 cases handled by Superior Court Judge Bobbi […]

Deborah Guyer Greene, founder of the epOxybOx Gallery and epOxyGreen store, with Jen Carlsen, one-year-old August Shear and Josh Shear, founders and owners of Straw, Sticks and Bricks. photos by Margaret Molloy

The Santa Monica Big Blue Bus has removed an ad for the new season of the TV show America’s Next Top Model as a result of complaints from the community. The ads, which had been […]

It’s time to spring forward – this year several weeks earlier than usual. So, Sunday morning, March 11, at 2 a.m., move your clock to 3 a.m. and wait until fall to get that hour […]

Even though the ‘08 presidential elections are over 600 days out, the fur is already flying fast and furious. It can be fun to watch. Best quip of the year so far goes to Ann […]

Last week provided some opportunity to look inside the minds of those who shape American media content, although if a warning about taking that look had been issued in the patois of horror movie ad […]

Re: RAND Rethinks Homelessness in Los Angeles (Santa Monica Mirror, March 1-7). “Don’t pour more money into shelters, but go straight to permanent housing: that is the fix for chronic homelessness,” said Torie Osborn, Mayor […]

Days are getting longer. I watch the sun rise every morning as it travels north, now almost half way to its summer peak. Nighttime comes later, allowing time for a pre-supper walk. The Big Dipper […]

“I Know Where You Live” Sunday, February 25 at 11:30 p.m. – 2600 block of Ocean Park Boulevard – A transient man was walking down the sidewalk and was approached by a man and a […]

About 50 people attended the first of a series of community meetings on Monday, March 5, to learn about and discuss upcoming improvements and changes to Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus. The meeting, held at […]