Time and nostalgia can sometimes make things seem more interesting in hindsight. Maybe this describes the antique business, or at least the market for old school lunchboxes. It also seems to work for television, as […]

Applauding Bobby Shriver To the editor: I applaud the efforts of Santa Monica first-term Councilman Bobby Shriver to assist in the plight of the homeless veterans. Some Santa Monicans recognize that of every homeless man […]

Last week, Mirror film critic Sasha Stone discussed the current movie box office slump and the reasons for it. When we read it, we thought, as we do during any discussion of Hollywood, of its […]

When someone challenged a City Council vote, during Paul Rosenstein’s run as a Councilman, he was wont to say that the voters elected Council members to speak for them, and that’s what they were doing. […]

The Community Energy Partnership recently trained 25 Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) students, ages 14 to 16, to be “energy efficiency surveyors” to enable them to conduct a service learning program promoting energy efficiency […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has earmarked a $345,000 grant to the State Water Resources Control Board for the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, which will use the funds to implement environmentally significant projects to […]

The Los Angeles County Superior Court has denied a Constitutional challenge to Santa Monica’s Rent Control ordinance brought by an absentee landlord who allegedly overcharged his tenants nearly $100,000 in excess rent. The hearing was […]

The Los Angeles County Superior Court has denied a Constitutional challenge to Santa Monica’s Rent Control ordinance brought by an absentee landlord who allegedly overcharged his tenants nearly $100,000 in excess rent. The hearing was […]

A late-19th century beach cottage, scheduled for demolition, was nominated for landmark designation at Monday’s Landmarks Commission meeting –thanks to the efforts of neighbors who pleaded for the building’s preservation. The one-story cottage, dating from […]

Venice Family Clinic CEO Elizabeth Benson Forer announced last week that Ana Zeledón Friendly, the Clinic’s associate director, will receive the Robert F. Allen Symbol of H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Through Empowerment) Award. Chosen from […]