Letters
Join the community conversation through our Letters to the Editor section, where Santa Monica residents share their views on local issues. From neighborhood concerns and policy debates to praise for community initiatives, this forum showcases diverse voices from our readership. Our curated selection of letters represents thoughtful perspectives on matters affecting daily life in Santa Monica. Engage with fellow residents' viewpoints and add your voice to ongoing discussions about our city's future. Whether responding to recent coverage or raising new issues, the Letters section provides a platform for civil discourse and community dialogue through Santa Monica Daily Press.
Letter: Say no to testing near nuke plants
Editor: (Re: "State officials mull seismic test near nuclear plant," Oct. 1, Associated Press.") Quoting Bruce Gibson: "People need to...
Read moreLetter: All for ONE
Editor: I founded a chapter of the ONE organization at New Roads High School in Santa Monica three years ago,...
Read moreLetter: Smoking covenants
Editor: Isn't it curious that our left wing City Council plans to use a deed restriction to prohibit smokers from...
Read moreLetter: Calling for a complete ban on smoking
Editor: The City Council is trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear with its tortuous approach...
Read moreLetter: Parking greed
Editor: I find Don Patterson's (assistant director of the Finance Department) remarks about the parking both arrogant and insulting ("Feeling...
Read moreLetter: Welcome to the nanny state
Editor: Congratulations, Santa Monicans! You are officially a member of a city, largely thought to be one of the last...
Read moreLetter: Thanks, Mitt
Editor: Romney criticizes the 47 percent who get government benefits, pay no taxes, etc. I guess he hasn't bothered to...
Read moreLetter: Now that it’s a done deal
Editor: Now that it looks like the main post office is gone, here are a few ideas for what to...
Read moreLetter: Keep it up
Editor: Thank you, Congressman Waxman, for not giving up the fight to keep our historic Santa Monica post office open...
Read moreLetter: Don’t go too far
Editor: I am extremely concerned in regards to a proposed City Council direction to city staff to draft an ordinance...
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