School Board Tackles Proposed 2000-2001 Budget
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board members began the task of balancing a record-breaking $134.7 million proposed budget for...

Heal the Bay Issues Beach Report
Heal the Bay released its tenth annual Beach Report Card last week, grading all beaches from Santa Barbara County to Orange County. 
Santa Monica beach (at Arizona Ave.) and Venice's beaches were among the 70 LA County beaches that received...

S.M. Officer Assaulted
A Santa Monica Police officer was injured on June 4 when he was assaulted by a Venice man...

Six SMC Students Awarded Dale Ride Agency Internships
Six Santa Monica College students will participate in the Dale Ride internship program, serving in a variety of agencies in Washington D.C. and California this summer for...

Clara Sturak Named Mirror Associate Editor
One of the Santa Monica Mirror's first contributing writers, Clara Sturak was named Associate Editor this week. 
A lifelong Westsider, Sturak...

State Auditors Look At SMC Expenditures
California state auditors are investigating allegations that Santa Monica College (SMC) is in violation of California’s 50 Percent Law...

SMMUSD Board Member To Be PTA Education Advocate
Santa-Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education Member Pam Brady has accepted a position as PTA Education Advocate...

Coastal Commission  Views Getty Plan
On the agenda will be the Getty Trust's plan to build an outdoor theater at the Getty Villa on Pacific Coast Highway, and...

28 Tenants Are Evicted Under Ellis Act Provisions
Twenty-eight tenants in four ramshackle green buildings aren’t sure what they’re going to do.
On May 31, occupants of 137, 143, 145, and 147 Bay Street received notice to vacate their units...

Santa Monicans Make Best List
Twelve Santa Monica enterprises made Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Best of L.A." list, which hit news stands late last week...

Mid-City Group Talks Traffic With City Officials
Traffic calming proposals slated for the Mid-City area were the subject of a community forum hosted by Mid-City Neighbors at their 18th annual convention Saturday, June 3...

SMMUSD Task Force Makes A Series Of Recommendations
After a six-month study of the financial management of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, the Superintendent's Financial Task Force recommended that the District "structure and manage the District in a more business-like manner...