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# Untitled
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/081705-story-20050817-4/
- Published: 2005-08-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:35:33.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Main St, #archive-import

*By Larry Mollin* or the city, if they really believe that the church is so important, pony up for the required 12 spaces?

I hope the Santa Monica Daily Press will continue its coverage on this matter. When the appeal of the variance comes before the city again, it should not be conducted with the nod and wink of biased politics but right down Main Street with everyone watching and understanding the stakes and precedent.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 17, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081705.pdf?ref=smdp.com)