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# Q-line asks readers what business should replace Perry's stands
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/091305-story/
- Published: 2005-09-13T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:46:45.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

City Hall has issued a request for proposals that opens the bidding process for the sites currently occupied by Perry’s Beach Cafe and Rentals, four beach concession stands that have been a trademark of Santa Monica for more than 25 years. Officials say it’s all part of a basic, legal procedure that ensures the best possible mix of businesses in Santa Monica; the owner of Perry’s contends the request invites large food-service chains to sweep away his company.

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B. (Photo: Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 13, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)