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# Q-line asks how to keep Santa Monica's alleyways clean and safe
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/101504-story/
- Published: 2004-10-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:17:50.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Recently, there has been much discussion in the news regarding sanitation problems in the alleys of Santa Monica. City officials say they are working with local business managers to keep these areas safe and sanitary, but they also acknowledge this is a 24/7 responsibility. So this week, Q-line wants to know, “How can City Hall, business owners and Santa Monica residents work together to better monitor and ensure the cleanliness and safety of the city’s alleyways?”

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your response in the weekend edition. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to first think about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 15, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101504.pdf?ref=smdp.com)