June 23, 2026
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Santa Monica Means Business:

Santa Monica launched its Green Business Certification Program on Wednesday, October 25.  This is a collaborative project of the City of Santa Monica, Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sustainable Works to certify […]

Parental Notice Has Same Problems It Did Last Year:

Parental notification sounds like a great idea when a teenage girl is pregnant and considering an abortion. In a day when many parents fear public schools and other outsiders are taking too much control of […]

Us and the Weller Verdict:

Despite the enormity of its impact and the depth of its seriousness, the Farmers’ Market tragedy defied commentary. Now that a verdict has been rendered, I am pulled to write about it and yet certain […]

There Are Just Twelve Days Until Election Time:

On the national front, it is quite interesting to see the potential of a Republican meltdown that may just mean a Democratic House and possibly a Democratic Senate. That might make things a bit different. […]

SMMUSD Students’ Standardized Test Scores Continue to Soar:

Hannah Heineman, Mirror Staff Writer District officials announced at last Thursday’s School Board meeting that the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Academic Performance Index (API) and Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) scores have significantly increased once […]

FALL BACK:

Remember to set your clocks back one hour Sunday at 2am

Westside Challenge at SM-UCLA:

Event founder and breast cancer survivor Nina Nisenholtz gets a hug from UCLA mascot Joe Bruin as tennis coordinator Rick Grant looks on at the ninth annual Westside Challenge to Beat Breast Cancer event at […]

The Dragon Goes a Visiting:

The famed Sunset Park Dragon escaped to St. Matthew’s Parish School in Pacific Palisades to meet the Dragon Writer, Cornelia Funke, and greet students. The dragon bellowed smoke while waiting in the school grounds for […]