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# Santa Monica landmark ballot initiative sparks Q-Line debate on homeowner control
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/103002-story/
- Published: 2002-10-30T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:49:53.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

With concerns about privacy intrusions and decreased property rates, a group of Santa Monica homeowners are pushing a ballot initiative that will allow homeowners to have the final say over the city’s attempt to landmark their homes.

These homeowners have raised a significant amount of money to further their cause, but some people believe the entire matter is a non-issue and not a concern of most Santa Monicans.

So this week Q-Line wants to know: “Do you really care about whether or not a homeowner can voluntarily designate his or her home a landmark? Why or why not?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print it in Friday’s paper. Please 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 October 30, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/103002.pdf?ref=smdp.com)