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# Letter: Smoke-free parks and pier proposals before council and Pier Restoration Corp.
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/031704-story-20040317/
- Published: 2004-03-17T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:02:17.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Pier, #archive-import

*By Robert Donin Santa Monica*

I testified before the Santa Monica Council on the issue of smoke free parks and before the Pier Restoration Corp. on the issue of a smoke free pier. The Pier Restoration Corp. is charged with implementing the action of the Santa Monica City Council.

Mr. Gray’s implied threat of lawsuits certainly does not help his cause nor does it strengthen the community and its residents.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 17, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/031704.pdf?ref=smdp.com)