Golden Eagle Chicks Found in Santa Monica Mountains
Pair spotted for the first time in 30 years By Keldine Hull For the first time in 30 years, a pair of golden eagle chicks were found in a remote area of the western Santa […]
New Big Blue Bus Line Connects Downtown Santa Monica
Introducing Route 45 By Keldine Hull Santa Monica residents and visitors now have even more options to get around town. On July 1, Big Blue Bus (BBB) introduced Route 45, connecting tourist attractions in the […]
Santa Monica and ‘Big One’ Preparedness
All it took was 10-20 seconds for the 1994 Northridge earthquake to rattle Southern California in a way no earthquake had done before. Dozens of people lost their lives and thousands more were injured as the state reeled from a catastrophic event that cost billions in damages
Film Review: “Armstrong”
By Whitney Scott Bain With the 50th anniversary of man’s first lunar landing on July 20, director David Fairhead, has created an amazing documentary filled with insight about the first man to set foot on […]
Pier No Longer a “Beach Bummer”
Santa Monica water quality remains poor By Sam Catanzaro and Keldine Hull The Santa Monica Pier is off the “Beach Bummer” list for the first time six years but the water quality at the iconic landmark […]
Inventory Shows Housing Solution Won’t Be Easy Or Cheap
By Tom Elias Build 3.5 million new dwelling units by 2025 and California’s housing shortage will be solved, Gov. Gavin Newsom prescribed during his campaign last year and several times since. Dense building near transit […]
City’s 2019-20 Budget Includes Parking Rate Increases, Reed Park Ambassador
By Sam Catanzaro On Tuesday, June 25, the Santa Monica City Council adopted a balanced budget for fiscal year (FY) 2019-20, a Proposed Budget Plan for FY 2020-21 and a strategy for the future that […]
Former SAMO Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Dies
Los Angeles Angels pitcher found dead in hotel room By Sam Catanzaro Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs died Monday in Texas. Skaggs, who was 27, attended and pitched for Santa Monica High School. […]
Ferris Wheel To Light Up With A 130-Feet Tall Waving American Flag On July 4th
The 174,000 LED lights to also feature custom computer-generated lighting entertainment of red, white and blue colors, patterns and transitions By Staff Writer Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier will high-light America’s Independence Day […]
Chez Jay Celebrates 60 Years
Taste of Santa MonicaPresented by the Santa Monica Chamber of CommerceWritten by Barbara Bishop, Mirror columnist and Santa Monica Chamber member. I love restaurants with a story, a history. They are a few that I […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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