In John Sayle’s funny and insightful film The Sunshine State, comedian Alan King plays one of a group of retiree golfers who seem to be tackling rather than playing a beautiful Florida golf course. King’s […]

Letters to the Editor Having read in the June 15 article “Watchdogs Respond to Proposed City Budget” that “Ted Winterer, President of the Ocean Park Association, hopes the Council will consider the narrowing and beautification […]

Michael Rosenthal does not have a column this week. As of the deadline for this issue, the Mirror publisher had just returned from picking berries in Portland and was still quite focused on whether the […]

I’m a resident of San Vicente Blvd. in Santa Monica, between 4th and Ocean, where I live in a two-bedroom apartment with my wife and three children, ages five and two (twins). While we certainly […]

(Top) Santa Monica residents and recent Marymount High School graduates (l-r) Amanda Yung, Jessika Mitchell, Molly Lasater, Ashton Palmer, Maura Woods, Sacha McCrory-Irwin and Shauna Woods. photo courtesy Marymount High School. (middle) Principal Patricia Samarge […]

The Santa Monica Police Department graduated Class 24 from its Citizen Academy, including Mirror staff writer Terence Lyons, shown here receiving a certificate and congratulations from Captain Jacqueline Seabrooks. The department offers the 12-week course […]

Earlier this month, each member of the 7th grade class at Lincoln Middle School got a chance to sit down and be interviewed by a member of the community about “What is a Worthwhile Life?” […]

Hannah Heineman Mirror Staff Writer After hearing from Santa Monica College (SMC) President Dr. Chui L. Tsang and members of the community, Santa Monica’s City Council unanimously approved extending the use of Beach Lot 5 […]

The City’s decision to remove 77 Eucalyptus trees from parks and street rights-of-way has caused some City residents to raise their eyebrows.  Reinhard Karyl, who lives across from Christine Reed Park, told the Mirror that […]

City plans to develop the Marion Davies Estate on Pacific Coast Highway into a public facility with funds from the Annenberg Foundation have been challenged in a lawsuit filed Friday, June 23 by some homeowners […]