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# Readers weigh in on corporate naming of public property
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/071502-story/
- Published: 2002-07-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:30:51.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Last week the Santa Monica City Council adopted an official policy that allows public facilities and places to be named after corporations or individuals that contribute monetarily or beneficially to the community.

While the majority of the council supports such a policy, two of its Green Party members — Mayor Mike Feinstein and Mayor Pro Tem Kevin McKeown — are vehemently opposed to the idea, saying the city is selling public property to the highest bidder.

So this week Q Line wants to know, “Do you have a problem with corporate naming of public property? Will it benefit or harm the city?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. 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 July 15, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071502.pdf?ref=smdp.com)