In May, 2020, SMa.r.t. urged the city to consider establishing community land trusts, in which community-owned land is leased at a nominal fee to local housing cooperatives. In this model, the land trust owns the […]
Prior councils have made long term decisions that have locked the city into an extraordinarily fixed path, the consequences of which are only now becoming apparent to all stakeholders. In business, a loosely analogous strategy […]
By Tom Elias It has taken more than 50 years of on-and-off gasoline price gouging, but at long last California government is onto the oil refiners who essentially steal billions of dollars from motorists every […]
Enjoy this live interview with Measure SMC campaign co-chair Shari Davis in this paid segment.
Santa Monica Police Officers Association Vice Chair Carlos Madrid joins the Santa Monica Mirror for a paid segment on the SMPOA’s election endorsements
By the Santa Monica Mirror Editorial Board Santa Monica City Council Albin Gielicz Albin has been involved with the community for many years. He has served – as most past and present council members have […]
Editor’s note: The following endorsements should not be attributed to the Santa Monica Mirror. They are the opinion of Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow, a group of columnists who are not affiliated with […]
Mr. Schwich, an employee of the United States Tennis Association, made many serious and disingenuous allegations in his letter to the editor on Nov 1 disparaging both City Councilmember Lana Negrete and in his words […]
In communities both large and small across America, the debate involving tennis and pickleball has become increasingly louder. But in the City of Santa Monica, the noise (not the noise of pickleball itself) between the […]
So who is the true Democrat in this race to succeed Mike Bonin in CD-11? While the campaign for city council is officially a non-partisan affair, both Erin Darling and Traci Park have promoted their […]
The decision follows weeks of criticism from residents and city leaders, including Santa Monica Mayor Lana Negrete, who voiced concerns...
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Detectives are continuing to search for two remaining suspects with additional arrests expected Two men were arrested and $50,000 worth...
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