Editor: Want better gun control? You’ll have to wait, thanks to Christine Parra. If you worry about people brandishing knives,...
Read moreEditor: I watched last Tuesday’s council meeting I was gobsmacked when the Council failed to secure a majority vote to...
Read moreEditor: Tuesday’s meeting was unfortunately a showing of how politics took precedence over facilitating a fair and unbiased meeting. Running...
Read moreI was happy to read this piece (https://smdp.com/2023/09/11/santa-monica-set-to-establish-itself-on-the-worlds-sporting-stage) about our city’s preparations for the Olympics, World Cup, and (possibly) Rugby....
Read moreEditor: After having read the guest commentary by retired firefighter, Joe McKay, in the Aug. 31 issue , I was...
Read moreEditor: It’s been approximately 6 years since our son and his wife embarked on their journey to the US in...
Read moreEditor: I noticed in SMDP (Aug.28) that a fellow named John Barone wrote a long editorial letter about continually increasing...
Read moreThe aggressive ticketing is not the only policy or practice that makes Santa Monica feel anti-resident and sometimes even unsafe.
Read moreThank you for your editorial about the ongoing issue with retail theft: https://smdp.com/2023/08/29/toothpaste-now-under-lock-and-key-at-local-retailers/ For months now, we stopped visiting local...
Read moreMy household expenses keep getting higher, and here comes PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E wanting to force me to pay the...
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