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: What’s that smell?
Editor: A SOS signal to the Ghostbusters needs to be sent now to help solve a different problem. The problem...
Read moreLetter: Libraries as homeless shelters
Editor: To Helen R. McRoskey, You are so right ("Library not needed," Letters to the Editor, Aug. 21)! Why aren't...
Read moreLetter: A different point of view
Editor: Regarding the appointment of Ms. Lael Rubin to the Santa Monica Airport Commission ("New airport commissioner breaks mold," Sept....
Read moreLetter: Save these gems
Editor: I really hope Chez Jay stays with its oasis of times remembered and camaraderie to share or relax and...
Read moreDistortion
Editor: In the shameful deluge of blatant lies spewed out at the Republican revival meeting in Tampa, Fla., it is...
Read moreLetter: Please don’t go
Editor: In your front page article of Aug. 13 ("Councilman Shriver won't seek reelectionn"), I read that Councilman Shriver won't...
Read moreLetter: Waxman belongs in a museum
Editor: Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Santa Monica) is protesting the closure of the New Deal-era post office on Fifth Street, which...
Read moreLetter: Some things to consider
Editor: With the Big Blue Bus Route 2 now being discontinued south of Pico Boulevard, along Fourth Street in the...
Read moreLetter: Priorities
Editor: Two recent articles in the Daily Press made me angry. One was the announcement that all lights were to...
Read moreLetter: He’s a saint
Editor: Thank God Santa Monica has a Bill Bauer. Thank God someone cares about Santa Monica. Thank God someone is...
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