June 17, 2026
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California’s Largest Pet Adoption Festival, June 4, 11am-4pm, More than 1,000 homeless dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, rabbits and parrots from over 60 rescue groups and Los Angeles shelters will be up for adoption. Manchester Park, […]

Horoscopes:

Laura Wilde Mirror Contributing Writer Aries You’ll be taking over for a while so someone else can take it easy. You will expend much energy and could blow a fuse if you overload the circuits. […]

Samohi, New Roads Lose in CIF Softball Playoffs:

Mitch Chortkoff Mirror Sports Writer   Two Santa Monica schools that had highly successful softball seasons were knocked out of the CIF playoffs last week. Santa Monica, which had an inspiring 7-6 comeback win over […]

Former Assistant Zach Cuda Becomes Samohi Football Coach:

Mitch Chortkoff Mirror Sports Writer Zach Cuda, an economics teacher and assistant football coach at Santa Monica High the last three years, is the Vikings’ new head coach. Cuda began three weeks of spring practice […]

Clippers Had a Season to Remember:

Mitch Chortkoff Mirror Sports Writer The Clippers aren’t in the NBA Western Conference playoff finals but they can look back on a memorable season. Not only did the Clippers finish ahead of the Lakers, a […]

Over the Top! Vikings Volleyball Varsity Wins CIF Title:

Dave Quick Reporter-at-Large The Santa Monica High School Vikings men’s varsity volleyball team won the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division III Championship with a three-games-to-one match win over Costa Mesa, held at Cypress College. […]

A Window Between Worlds:

Hannah Heineman Mirror Staff Writer A Window Between Worlds uses art to turn around the lives of thousands of women and children across the country who have been victims of domestic violence. The organization is […]

Farmers’ Market Report:

Laura Avery Mirror Contributing Writer Cherry season is in full swing. Some farmers were hit hard by cold rainy weather and weeks of cloudy days, so the early cherry harvest has been curtailed. Early Burlat, […]

Back in Time for Summer:

The Venice Pier was reopened Thursday, May 25 in ceremonies featuring city and community representatives. This incarnation of the pier officially opened in 1965 as the Venice Fishing Pier, was rebuilt and reopened in 1998 […]

Student News:

Santa Monica native Alexandra Cheney, a senior at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, has won a Watson Fellowship.  This will allow Cheney to spend a year traveling the world in order to study surfers, their connection […]