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# Letter: Halt all construction now due to traffic and water shortage
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/080208-story-20080802-4/
- Published: 2008-08-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:30:08.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

“WE SHOULD STOP ALL CONSTRUCTION right now, not only due to traffic, but also due to the water shortage in this state. It’s not going to get any better in the next year or two, and therefore we don’t need any more toilets, or showers, or anything else using water over what we already have.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 2, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/080208.pdf?ref=smdp.com)