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# Letter: Support for Valerie Hiss's dog waste stations and criticism of City Hall
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/081206-story-20060812/
- Published: 2006-08-12T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:09:59.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

✆ Valerie Hiss is a hero in my book, thanks to her doggie houses. The beaches already get graded as “F” for cleanliness. If the doggie houses are banned, maybe they can get “F-”. Most of the dog crap in neighborhoods I walk through is in the boulevard on city property, so when the city recommends putting the doggie houses on private property, that is just silly. Valerie has spent her own money and put a lot of effort into these doggie houses. Once again, City Hall has proven to be incompetent and embarrassing by trying to outlaw them instead of trying to solve the problem. Too bad no one could think of an alternative to putting nails in the trees, like tape, rope, wires or little stands like a real-estate sign. I wonder if City Hall will go after all those people who nail garage sale signs and missing pet signs to the trees. The popularity of Valerie’s dog houses is obvious, and so is the negligent behavior of dog owners. God help us if they allow a dog beach.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 12, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)