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Ask Councilmember Mike Bonin a Question

May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020

Santa Monica Mirror to sit down for interview with Councilmember Mike Bonin Next week the Santa Monica Mirror will sit...

Santa Monica Businesses Can Open Today

May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020

Los Angeles County’s roadmap to reopening By Sam Catanzaro Los Angels County has outlined a roadmap to opening up businesses...

Santa Monica City Council Approves Sweeping Cuts, Layoffs

May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020

Over 400 city employees set to lose jobs, $203.2 million in budget cuts approved By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica City...

Video: Los Angeles Beaches Reopening?

May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020

Los Angeles County is expected to open beaches later this month, but with some restrictions. Learn more in this video...

Santa Monica College Fall Semester to be Remote

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

Graduation ceremony to be virtual as well By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica College (SMC) has announced that its fall semester...

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...