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: End the abuse of turtles at Brennan’s bar
Dear Editor, In a city that has outlawed rodeos, banned the use of exotic animals for entertainment and shut down...
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Letter: Free the hens
Dear Editor, I am writing to bring light to the maltreatment of the three lovely hens currently surviving in a...
Read moreLetter: Race to the bottom
Dear Editor, Our city council seems to want Santa Monica to be ever more trashy and financially struggling, rather than...
Read moreLetter: Voting your values
Dear Santa Monica Neighbors, As we enter the summer, and as the slow economic recovery from the shutdown continues, and...
Read moreLetter: No one is above the law
Dear Editor, Trump’s conviction in New York reaffirms the principle that no one — not even a former president —...
Read moreLetter: Trump still poses a threat
Dear Editor, By now, we’ve all heard the news that Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts...
Read moreLetter: Hold Trump accountable
Dear Editor, It’s official: After making secret hush money payments to an adult film star 11 days before the 2016...
Read moreLetter: Post office equals poor service
Dear Editor, USPS —Today, Santa Monica. Long line, one clerk. I waited maybe 40 minutes. The clerk had to go...
Read moreImmigrants enhance our communities
Editor: Every single day, I see folks who’ve come here to the U.S. from other countries, contributing to our communities...
Read moreLetter: Smoke and mirrors
Dear Editor, With the recent break-in of an 80 year old woman who was accosted by an unhinged vagrant, Phil...
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