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- URL: https://www.smdp.com/041204-story/
- Published: 2004-04-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:12:39.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

City Hall has recently started enforcing a set of codes regarding what type and size of signs businesses are allowed to have in front of their stores. Many business owners argue that enforcement of these codes is trivial and the city should focus on more important issues, such as vagrancy. The city says enforcement is important not only for aesthetic reasons but for safety reasons as well.

> “Are city officials justified in cracking down on businesses with illegal signs or are they diverting valuable resources away from the city’s bigger problems?”

So this week, Q-Line wants to know, Call (310) 285-8106 with your responses before Friday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in the weekend edition. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 12, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041204.pdf?ref=smdp.com)