Zag, a Santa Monica independent technology and service firm that enables consumers to shop and purchase cars online, appointed Victor Doolan to its Board of Directors. Mr. Doolan recently retired as president of Volvo Cars […]

I was off by a couple of years. After the Supreme Court anointed GWB in 2000 and after GWB found his raison d’etre – 9/11 – the arrogance, self-righteousness and egomaniacal self-assurance began to manifest […]

The comedy collective known as the Firesign Theater had a piece they used to do that invited people to attend a kind of exhibition or fair about the future.  At one point, in a fake […]

I read in the paper that illegals might have voted in last week’s elections, and oh, what an outcry. But judging from the record low turnouts at the polls, I say let ‘em. Someone’s got […]

Santa Monica resident Chuck Allord passed away this week at St. John’s Hospital during a simple elective procedure. He stopped breathing, then lapsed into a coma. Allord was a “resident activist” in town with many […]

Hannah Heineman Mirror Staff Writer The Grass Roots Venice Neighborhood Council’s (GRVNC) Land Use and Planning Committee has unanimously voted to support a chain store ban on Abbot Kinney and Ocean Front Walk. A movement […]

Hannah Heineman Mirror Staff Writer During its most recent meeting, the Planning Commission met with representatives of the City’s various business associations. Among the topics discussed were the recommendations local businesses would like to see […]

Frank Loweree Mirror Contributing Writer Watchdogs for the City of Santa Monica’s proposed 2006-07 budget include the City Council’s commissions, committees and boards and the concerned residents’ community groups and neighborhood organizations. Five representatives of […]

Laurie Robin Rosenthal Editor   The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation’s annual A Time for Heroes Celebrity Carnival raised nearly $1 million for the organization.  The Carnival was held this past Sunday in Brentwood, on […]

Nearly 150 Hot Dog on a Stick managers and corporate office personnel, many clad in their signature striped uniforms, gathered on Santa Monica Beach to celebrate HDOS’s 60th anniversary. The original stand opened near the […]