Confronted with the social struggles for independence and dignity that her own son faced, Susan Dempsay founded Step Up on Second in 1984 as an alternative to traditional hospitalization. Initially a daytime socialization center, the […]

Never before has a race for governor of California turned on the environment as much as the one unfolding right now. Everywhere they go around California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the two Democrats vying to […]

One thing that has slowed the environmental movement, besides the merger of big oil and the White House, is the recurring feeling that environmental issues are always overwhelming. That “I’m just one person” feeling that […]

Andrew Basmajian Santa Monica Environmental Programs Division Special to the Mirror Environmental leadership comes in all shapes and sizes and from every corner of society. However, it is safe to say that since the inception […]

Subject: Iran Flaunts Its Nuclear Achievement We have difficulty understanding the mentality of Iran’s newest ruler. Then again we don’t understand the mentality of the men who flew into the World Trade Center or the […]

Earth Day corresponds to the vernal equinox to mark the precise moment that spring begins in the north and autumn in the south. It’s the global moment when night and day are of equal length […]

Michael Rosenthal Publisher They come, they go… There was funny skit played, long ago, at the Tiffany Theatre in Santa Monica. The actors were at a party with maybe a dozen people. Everyone was chatting […]

After hearing from a half-dozen experts, the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District’s Board of Education directed District staff to return on May 4 with the necessary information to consider expediting the process for placing a […]

This color chart presents information gathered from a survey of District middle and high school students that is part of the Master Facilities planning process. 535 students were asked, “Where are the problem areas in […]

Mark your calendars for May 6, as the 12th Annual Venice Garden Tour is coming up. Roughly thirty gardens will be featured for this year’s tour, a fundraiser for the Neighborhood Youth Association’s Las Doradas […]