Dear Friends,As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the State of the Union Address tonight.I am speechless with fury at what happened and with grief over what we have lost in […]

In City Hall parlance, “CONSENT CALENDAR: (All items will be considered and approved in one motion unless removed by a Council member for discussion.)” As if to tacitly preclude citizen questions or discussion, the City […]

to fill in for Deasy until a successor is chosen The Executive Board of the Santa Monica Malibu Classroom Teacher’s Association announced last night that it intends to recommend that current Assistant Superintendent Mike Matthews […]

Cindy Sheehan and Martin Sheen are among the people who will attend a benefit screening of Arlington West: The Film, on Saturday, February 25, at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena. Rev. Ed Bacon, the […]

Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California issued the following statement on President Bush’s new budget:“Five years of misplaced priorities by this President have put our nation’s future in jeopardy and saddled our citizens with more […]

The Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation has once again invited students and amateur and professional designers to enter the fourth annual Twilight Dance Series poster contest.This summer’s concerts will be the 22nd edition of the […]

The Santa Monica Conservancy will host an illustrated talk entitled “Revelations of Phillips Chapel C.M.E. Church —Forgotten History in Santa Monica” as part of the centennial celebration of Phillips Chapel, on Sunday, February 26, at […]

Homelessness Czar Edelman Updates Council Hannah HeinemanMirror staff writerThe City’s Finance Director Steve Stark told the Santa Monica City Council last Tuesday that “a slight upturn in the economy” has increased City revenue. City officials […]

The property at 1401 Palisades Beach Road, which includes a Craftsman-style front and back house, was nominated for landmark designation at the Landmarks Commission meeting on Monday, February 13.The owner had previously applied for a […]

superintendent announces his impending departure Last Thursday’s School Board meeting was more eventful than usual with Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy announcing that he had accepted a post in Maryland, and Santa […]