With all due respect to Sasha Stone, I loved American Dreamz, thought it was well-written, well-acted and hysterically funny. It takes on several very relevant contemporary issues and is almost as strange as real life. […]

The Santa Monica City Council has approved a $189,000 agreement with Community Partners to expand the City’s Chronic Homeless Program (CHP). According to the City’s Acting Human Services Manager Mona Miyasato, this expansion will “create […]

Santa Monica-based Pugh + Scarpa Architects has won an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Housing Committee Award. The winning Solar Umbrella residence in Venice was inspired by mid-century architecture and uses solar energy for 100 […]

In the hotly contested race for Fran Pavley’s 41st District State Assembly seat, Julia Brownley has picked up additional endorsements. The California Democratic Party has formally endorsed Brownley. Says Brownley, “I am very proud to […]

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer introduced legislation to revitalize the 32-mile Los Angeles River for the benefit and enjoyment of the Los Angeles community. Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) introduced companion legislation in the House. The Bill […]

Beethoven Street Elementary School is undergoing a $100 thousand effort to build Beethoven Park. The new park will update the kindergarten area with a new play structure, stage and amphitheater, sandbox, track, basketball hoop and […]

May is Disaster Preparedness Month, and the Santa Monica Red Cross along with the City of Santa Monica is encouraging residents to “be prepared.” With natural disasters seemingly growing in force and frequency, perhaps due […]

Hannah Heineman Mirror Staff Writer The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board of Education decided to add another day, May 10, where both the community and District employees can have an opportunity to give input […]

There is still time to nominate your favorite history teacher for the California History Teacher of the Year award. Sponsored by the New York-based Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the award is given to […]

City officials are seeking the community’s input for drafting the goals for the ongoing update of the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the City’s General Plan. The land use element delineates the distribution of […]