Storm Clouds Moving In

According to the National Weather Service, the first big winter storm was supposed to roll over Santa Monica Bay Monday night, but by Tuesday afternoon, when this photo was taken, clouds were gathering, but had not closed in.                                               photo by Chris Zielin

Council Approves Parking Structure, Disabilities Group
The public hearing and Council approval of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and other requisite documents to permit construction of the replacement parking structure for Santa Monica College (SMC) last Tuesday, October 3, spotlighted...

Getty Villa Expansion Halted By Court
In a sweeping nine-page decision issued Tuesday, October 3, Judge Dzintra Janavs of the Superior Court in Los Angeles halted the proposed Getty Malibu Villa expansion project with an...

Target, Pacifica Challenge EIR Conclusions
The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the proposed Target Department Store in downtown Santa Monica which was commissioned by the City of Santa Monica and prepared by Rincon Consultants, Inc., is being criticized by representatives from...

City Council Approves Budget Changes
Tuesday night, October 10, at its regular meeting, the Santa Monica City Council approved a staff recommendation to adopt Fiscal Year 1999-00 and Fiscal Year 2000-01 Budget changes. 
   According to the staff report, the only significant...

Mirror To Run Interviews With Local Candidates
As part of the Mirror's effort to fully inform its readers on all significant issues, it sent appropriate questions to all candidates in...

Students Graduate From Business Course At SMC
Forbes magazine has praised the Academy of Business Leadership (ABL), a non-profit in Los Angeles which conducted a Summer Business Institute at Santa Monica College, as an "innovative educational organization." 
   Also singled out was...

Big Blue Is Best Bus In U.S.
The City of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus has won the American Public Transit Association's 2000 Public Transportation System Outstanding Achievement Award. 
   The City's Transportation Director John Catoe accepted the award at the...

Rita Wilson To Receive Angel Award
Actress Rita Wilson will be honored by the John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary at the group's annual membership luncheon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Thursday, October 19. 
   Wilson will be awarded the...

City Pool Closure Leaves Swimmers High and Dry
Santa Monica College's (SMC) anticipated December closure of the municipal swimming pool which is located between the Technology and Physical Education buildings to make way for...

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SM-UCLA Medical Center Names New COO
UCLA Healthcare has named Brenda K. Kuhn the chief operating officer at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. 
   Kuhn has an extensive background in healthcare administration, including administrative positions with...

District Schools Qualify For State Improvement Awards
Lisle Staley, who is the Assessment and Evaluation Director for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD), reported to the Board of Education last Thursday that all District schools are eligible for...

Teachers of Year Named By SMMUSD
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will recognize those teachers who were selected by their peers at the November 16th Board Meeting to be held in the...

Franklin School Will Stage Halloween Carnival
Franklin Elementary School, a public school in Santa Monica, will host its annual Halloween Carnival on Saturday, October 28. The Fundraising Carnival will include...

City Council Race: CANDIDATE EDWARD A. CURNEL
Thank you for the opportunity to make my positions known to the voters of Santa Monica. 
   I am highly concerned with the direction the present City Council is taking, particularly with regard to...

AARP Meeting To Focus On  Election Issues
The Thursday, October 19 meeting of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Chapter 58, will feature representatives from...

New Pastor To Be Installed At St. Paul's
On Sunday, October 15, The Reverend James E. Boline will be installed as pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Reverend Dr. Paul W. Egertson, Bishop of the Southwest California Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will officiate...

Candidate Interviews Are Available On-Line
Santa Monica now offers on-line video interviews with candidates for City Council and School Board. Utilizing state-of-the-art on-demand streaming video technology, these five-minute interviews are...

SMC Board Race: Candidate Joe Weichman