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Over 400 Santa Monica City Jobs, Services set to be Eliminated

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

Santa Monica City Council to vote on Plan for the Future By Sam Catanzaro On Tuesday, Santa Monica City Council...

Virus Proving How Disastrous SB 50 Could Have Been

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

As Californians shelter at home, eagerly awaiting the eventual reopening of myriad businesses and hoping for the quick rehire of...

Elite Westside Private School Receives PPP Loan

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

Update: Brentwood School has informed us that the school has returned the load. See the statement below explaining the decision....

SMa.r.t. Column: The Budget Hits The Fan!

May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

Wow! Our city faces unprecedented amounts of high drama over the next seven weeks as a byproduct of the COVID-19...

Column: Newsom Loses Transparency, Unity It Brought

April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020

Californians have shown with great clarity during the coronavirus pandemic that if they’re convinced something needs to be done, they’ll...

Newsom Says Only OC Beaches Will Close

April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020

Gov. calls OC beach crowds ‘distributing’ By Sam Catanzaro California Gov. Gavin Newsom will not close all beaches in California,...

Film Review: Extraction

April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020

Film Review: Extraction Rated R116 MinutesReleased April 24th on Netflix If you look closely, Extraction pops out of the screen...

Newsom to Order All California Beaches to Close

April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020

UPDATE: https://smmirror.com/2020/04/newsom-says-only-oc-beaches-will-close/ Memo sent to local law enforcement announcing closures By Sam Catanzaro California Governor Gavin Newsom will close all...

Council Approves Seven Months Severance Pay for Rick Cole

April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020

Former City Manager Rick Cole to receive severance pay after stepping down By Sam Catanzaro Former Santa Monica City Manager...

Column: COVID-19 Protestors are Health Insurrectionists: They Endanger Public Health

April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020

(Updated as of Sunday Evening, April 26, 2020, revising death and confirmed cases since published print version, Friday, April 24,...