After years of preparation, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. opened this past weekend on the Santa Monica Pier. City officials say the restaurant will enhance the family atmosphere of the pier and bring in more revenue for City Hall. Opponents say that allowing a chain restaurant to become established on the pier goes against guidelines that give preference to locally owned businesses.
So this week, Q-Line wants to know, “What impact, if any, do you think the opening of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. on the pier will have?”
Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your responses in the weekend edition. Please try to 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 November 11, 2005. Read the original PDF.