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: Driving across town
Editor: Last Monday evening it took me half an hour to drive from Lincoln Boulevard to Centinela Avenue on Pico...
Read moreLetter: Going too far
Editor: I am not a smoker. I am a resident of a Santa Monica apartment building. There are people around...
Read moreLetter: Butt out
Editor: I read your editorial, "Smoking law needs to go further," July 20, and was smoking mad that you're proposing...
Read moreLetter: Vote for hope
Editor: The Daily Press reports that the choice for president is grim. "While a lack of specifics is something that...
Read moreLetter: Calling for clean air
Editor: I am writing to you as a resident/renter/Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights member and 100 percent voter of Santa...
Read moreLetter: Enough with the guns
Editor: One dark night too many. Stop these massacres now! Enough of this cursed Second Amendment which leads to...
Read moreLetter: Fan of statue
Editor: Paul Conrad was known for making people mad with his cartoons. Mad at the jerks he was...
Read moreMore safety around Samohi
Editor: Dear SMMUSD School Board, I read the SMDP Friday Crime Watch and was disturbed to know that our...
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