November 7, 2025
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Santa Monica Bay Shark Population Recovering

Increase in encounters, breachings sign of successful restoration efforts By Keldine Hull While shark attacks in California are rare, breachings, particularly towards the end of summer, are not.  Several shark sightings have been reported in […]

P-61 Mountain Lion Struck by Car

Cougar who crossed 405 last month killed near Sepulveda Pass By Keldine Hull On September 7, GPS tracked mountain lion P-61 was struck and killed on the 405 freeway in the Sepulveda Pass, near the […]

Santa Monica Mirror TGIF Show September 6

Santa Monica Mirror TGIF Show September 6 – all your local events, happenings and in under 5 minutes!*Heal the Bay holds vigil for Santa Monica victims of Channel Island dive boat fire* Off the Hook seafood […]

Cracking Down on Home Sharing ‘Hostels’

City Council to explore limiting numbers of guests in vacation rentals  By Keldine Hull  In 2015, the City of Santa Monica adopted a home-sharing ordinance that aimed to clarify and impose regulations on home-sharing and […]

SMFD Beach Pilot Program Addresses Rising Call Volume

By Keldine Hull A new pilot program that stations Santa Monica firefighters and paramedics on the north end of the beach has already yielded positive results. Since the program launched in July, response times to […]

Op-ed: We Are “Aces,” Not “Trumped”

By Kevin McKeown, Santa Monica City Councilmember A recent opinion piece in this paper compared local politics to Trump’s Washington. Given that Santa Monica is about as far from Trump’s Washington as one can get, […]

Multipurpose Sports Field Groundbreaking

Groundbreaking kicks off construction and historical commemoration of area By Staff Writer On Tuesday, August 27, the City of Santa Monica broke ground on its newest sports facility, the Civic Center Multipurpose Sports Field. Slated […]