Now it’s official: Despite happy talk about doing what’s best for America, Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and the cadre of other Silicon Valley titans helping with his new lobbying organization FWD.us are looking out for […]

Some events in life are almost too dark for words. Anyone with a forum for their thoughts is immediately struck by the impotence of adding their “view,” their “two cents” to any reflection on a […]

Jim Costa had to wait more than a year for the rematch that ignited his political career. Letitia Perez will only have to wait about two months. Now a veteran Democratic moderate congressman from the […]

Editor’s Note: This is an opinion piece from Jaime S. Cruz, who is a Lecturer in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Northridge and a life long Pico neighborhood resident. This article […]

On behalf of the Santa Monica community, The Mirror would like to publicly thank the Santa Monica Police Department for all of its amazing efforts during the past week. On top of what was already […]

“California Dreaming” could have been written for a day such as Friday, June 7, 2013. It was a postcard day of sunshine, light breezes, and ocean waves. President Obama was in Santa Monica and the […]

Editor’s Note: This is an op-ed from Santa Monica College trustee David Finkel regarding June 7’s violent shooting rampage that ended at SMC. Those of us in the Santa Monica College family grieve for the […]

Fears abound as California faces the reality that, besides all its other natural wonders, it sits atop an Arabian-sized oil and natural gas bonanza that can only be exploited via the process of hydraulic fracturing, […]

While there was a healthy turnout and a tailwind of positive energy at the community meeting regarding the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Tuesday night, there were also at least two distinct vibes in the […]