November 23, 2025
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Letters to the Editor:

Mirror Errs                                                                  To the editor: Generally I think Mirror coverage of the Landmarks Commission meetings is incredibly accurate and timely and shows an understanding of many of the complex issues.  In fact, I compliment […]

Santa Monica: For Love or Money?:

Following presentations by several traffic experts from other cities at a joint meeting of the City Council and the Planning Commission last Tuesday, Mayor Pam O’Connor said that we should decide what we want Santa […]

Rubin Is Fasting For Freedom:

“Hungering for Venice Beach Boardwalk Freedom” is the theme of a protest hunger fast that Santa Monica activist Jerry Rubin was scheduled to begin yesterday, March 22, at noon outside the Venice Beach Recreation Center […]

SMC Students Stage Walkout:

On Thursday, March 17, approximately 100 Santa Monica College students gathered in front of the library and, armed with a variety of handmade placards, flags and banners, they marched to the armed services recruitment office […]

Santa Monica Surgeon Wins USC’s Top Honor:

Santa Monica resident Dr. Donald G. Skinner, a urologic surgeon, was awarded USC’s 2005 Presidential Medallion, the university’s top honor, at the 24th Academic Honors Convocation on March 10. Skinner, chair of the Catherine and […]

Former Senate Chaplain Speaks:

The Reverend Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie, former chaplain of the U.S. Senate, will return to St. Monica Catholic Church to deliver the homily at Good Friday services on March 25 in both the afternoon and […]

Agle Acting Head Planner:

Santa Monica’s City Manager Susan E. McCarthy named Andy Agle acting director of the city’s Planning & Community Development Department on Monday. He will head the department while a search is conducted for a successor […]

JAMS Staff Outlines Plans To School Board:

John Adams Middle School’s (JAMS) staff members appeared before the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board of education last Thursday to outline their plans for comprehensive improvements that will assist All JAMS students, “regardless of […]

SMMUSD Schools Post Gains on ’04 API Index:

Last week, the State Superintendent of Schools released the 2004 Academic Performance Index Base Report. The Index (API) is the cornerstone of the Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999, as it measures the academic performance […]