The Santa Monica Police Department informed the public last week that three suspicious men had been sighted videotaping specific areas of the Santa Monica Pier, including access roads and the SMPD’s substation. The men, all of Middle Eastern descent, recently were reported for similar activities in other SoCal communities.
Based on this suspected terrorist activity, officials are determining how to pay for $2 million in security upgrades throughout Santa Monica, including the addition of a security camera system throughout the downtown area. So this week, Q-Line wants to know, “Are you in favor of beefing up security in Santa Monica? If so, how should it be funded?”
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 August 15, 2005. Read the original PDF.