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# Proposition A Ballot Mailed as Historic Designation Debate Heats Up
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/022103-story/
- Published: 2003-02-21T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:38:39.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

The ballot for Proposition A, also known as the Homeowners Freedom of Choice Initiative, is in the mail.

“A” supporters say it gives homeowners in single family neighborhoods the final say on whether their homes could be designated historic. Save Our Neighborhood opponents claim it will open the floodgates for development in single family areas and historical structures will be lost.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 21, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/022103.pdf?ref=smdp.com)