June 23, 2026
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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 […]

A Brief Overview of Local Measures:

The Santa Monica ballot on November 7 will contain, in addition to state and local candidates and an array of state propositions, four city measures and a school district bond measure. Last week the Mirror […]

Donner Seeks Seat on SMC Board:

Hannah Heineman, Mirror Staff Writer Tom Donner, who retired from Santa Monica College (SMC) in June after 30 years of service, is seeking to be elected to their Board of Trustees. In an interview with […]

Council Adopts Sustainable City Implementation Plan:

Hannah Heineman, Mirror Staff Writer Santa Monica’s City Council followed the recommendations of the City’s Sustainable City Task Force (SCTF) Tuesday by unanimously approving their Sustainable City Implementation Plan. The focus of the plan is […]

Ballona Ecosystem Education Project Hosts Bus Tours:

Hannah Heineman, Mirror Staff Writer Earlier this month, the Mirror had the opportunity to tour part of the Ballona Wetlands with the Ballona Ecosystem Education Project (BEEP) and the Ballona Network. One of the goals […]

Prop. V: Counterpoint:

Don Gray, Special to the Mirror It might be expected that a national organization with a $4 million annual budget and nearly 50 employees wouldn’t be concerned about a challenge from a handful of rag-tag […]

Prop. V: Point:

Richard Bloom, SM City Councilman, Bobby Shriver, SM City Councilman Special to the Mirror Measure V presents Santa Monica voters with an opportunity to make good on our longstanding commitment to clean up Santa Monica […]

Figure in Attack Ad Supports McKeown:

The man shown on TV ads now running on cable, who appears to be blaming City Councilmember and re-election candidate Kevin McKeown for the homeless problem in Santa Monica, says that he was duped into […]

WELLER CONVICTED OF 10 FELONY COUNTS:

Untitled Page The jury returned Friday morning, October 20, and convicted George Russell Weller, 89, on 10 felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the criminal trial arising out of the July 2003 […]

Shriver and Bono Launch RED Campaign:

Santa Monica City Councilmember Bobby Shriver and Irish rock star Bono launched the (PRODUCT) RED campaign on Friday, October 13, designed to raise money to fight AIDS in Africa through shopping. The campaign’s “primary objective […]