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# Residents Weigh In on Keeping Santa Monica's Small-Town Feel
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/051205-story/
- Published: 2005-05-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:04:12.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

In outlining broad themes to be used to shape Santa Monica’s land use and transit policies in the coming decades, city officials said future decisions should consider the need for the city to maintain a small-town feel. Some residents have said this goal fails to look at the city from a regional perspective and ignores the outside pressures of the Los Angeles area.

> “Should Santa Monica strive to maintain a small-town atmosphere and, if so, how can this be accomplished?”

So this week, Q-Line wants to know, Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your responses in the weekend edition. Please try to 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 May 12, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/051205.pdf?ref=smdp.com)