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.
Dangerous Oil Drilling
Re: “Judge approves $230M settlement in California oil spill case.” In the past 50 years, 600 oil and gas pipeline...
Read moreCement reproductive rights in California’s Constitution
The quest by anti-abortion lawmakers to strip pregnant people and their families of the power to make reproductive decisions and...
Read moreRe: Housing element
It’s unclear whose myopia is worse — the city’s or the state’s. The original number of proposed new housing units...
Read moreTransparent Democracy
The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica held its annual fall kick-off this past weekend. Our honored guest was...
Read moreSupporting a search?
Editor: In response to the letters from Stewart Resmer and Joan Walston in the September 16 issue: I am not...
Read moreOpen letter to the Santa Monica City Council and city officials:
The tragic deaths of a trainee pilot and an instructor at Santa Monica Airport on September 8th are a salutary...
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