May 7, 2026
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Opinion: Explaining California’s Low GOP Vote

  When all the votes have finally been counted, the total tally for the two major Republican candidates in this week’s California primary election run for governor likely will come to just over 35 percent […]

SMO Extends Minimum Standards Comment Period

A letter from Stelios Makrides SMO Airport Director On June 5, 2018, staff presented the proposed Airport Minimum Standards for commercial aeronautical service providers to the Santa Monica Airport Commission for its review.  The proposal before them was […]

Santa Monica Conservancy Carousel Park Protest

Santa Monica Conservancy is organizing a group photo Friday, June 15 at 11 a.m. as part of the social movement #ThisPlaceMatters. Photos: Chattel, Inc. From the Conservancy: Why Is Carousel Park Threatened? In 2017 the […]

Got Time? Become a Pier Docent!

Santa Monica Pier is seeking volunteer docents to help spread the historical word about our city’s famous structure. According to the Pier, they’re searching for docents to provide “Total pier to peer enlightenment!” “The Santa Monica […]

Sad Thing Happened to “The Color Purple”  

 I was excited about seeing the L.A. Premiere of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of “The Color Purple”. Based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and the 1985 Warner Brothers film, this is the play […]

Hot Flash: Bushwacked

  It’s summer. Bathing suit weather. I’m all set to get my safely conservative, bikini line wax. I went to a new place in Santa Monica, on 2nd Street, that uses a honey-based wax. It’s […]

SM.a.r.t: Residents and the Pension Crisis

The members of the SM.a.r.t. group are deeply concerned about the City of Santa Monica’s long-term financial health. This guest column is by members of the now-disbanded Compensation Advisory Committee. Santa Monica faces an unfunded […]

Film Review: Are We Human or Animal?

  A favorite at Sundance 2018, “American Animals” is a fascinating mix of documentary and classic heist story. Interviews with the real four protagonists of the 2004 event are interspersed with performances featuring actors playing […]

Santa Monica Votes

Santa Monicans were busy voting in the California Primaries and District Contests, Tuesday, June 5, with polling location staff at St. Anne’s telling The Mirror that a steady stream of residents filtered in throughout the […]