With a unanimous vote, Santa Monica’s City Council settled the Airport dog park controversy that had been ongoing since the park’s April 29 opening by voting to allow non-residents and their dogs complete access to […]

State Assembly Bill 700 failed to make it through the Senate Appropriations Committee and is officially dead. The bill, authored by Assemblymembers David Lieu and Julia Brownley, would have required the City of Santa Monica […]

Open letter to the residents of Santa Monica and Malibu: Yesterday, like many thousands of parents in Santa Monica and Malibu, I was busy at my children’s schools, helping them settle in for their new […]

Maybe at the top here, we can agree on something: If powerful America is going to send its military personnel to their deaths in the name of “freedom,” then the very least we can do […]

At its August 28 meeting, the Santa Monica City Council heard from an overflow crowd of concerned residents opposed to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposal to the City in regard to safety enhancements at […]

The selection earlier this month of SMPD Cpt. Jacqueline Seabrooks, the commanding officer of the police department’s Office of Criminal Investigations, to become the Chief of Police in the City of Inglewood will create a […]

Sadness with joyful understanding – loss with blissful transformation my dear friend Philomene Long passed away night before last. A sudden event – just a breath away, but then it always does comes suddenly however […]

August 31-September 3 If you can’t attend the tribal rituals of Newport and Monterey, this local annual jazz smorgasbord is available – with something for everyone. A music lover can enjoy traditional jazz and swing […]

Neighbors of Santa Monica Airport are angry about the latest Federal Aviation Administration’s runway safety proposal because they feel it will not adequately improve their safety. In an August 20 email to the Mirror, Friends […]

Last Chance Bob and Ed’s Discount Enlightenment Warehouse, an irreverent comedy by Jim Rasfeld and Bill Jenkins, through August 25, 8pm, $10, Fanatic Salon Theatre, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., LA, 310.795.7469. Complete Works of William Shakespeare […]