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# City Officials Propose Sobering Center to Address Public Drunkenness
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/122304-story/
- Published: 2004-12-23T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:51:02.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homelessness

City officials have proposed opening a sobering center, or “drunk tank,” to help curb the problem of public drunkenness in Santa Monica. Some officials champion the idea as a way to save the city money and address its homelessness problem. Others say the plan would do little to reduce vagrancy in the area.

> “Do you think a sobering center in Santa Monica is a good idea? Why or why not?”

So this week, Q-Line wants to know, 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 think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 23, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/122304.pdf?ref=smdp.com)