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# City's Outside Law Firm Billed $11,641 in Two Months in Water Case
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/101705-story-20051017-3/
- Published: 2005-10-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:59:44.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

An invoice submitted to City Hall by one of the law firms representing the city in its water contamination case shows how quickly the expenses can add up: $11,641 in two months. A significant portion of those expenses were from hotel stays at the Marriott and Ritz Carlton, and meals at some of the finest restaurants in Santa Monica.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 17, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101705.pdf?ref=smdp.com)