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# Fire and police departments request more staff; City Council weighs requests
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/adding-numbers-20080320/
- Published: 2008-03-20T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T18:54:54.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

The fire and police departments both requested additional staffing from the City Council last week. They say that both agencies need to keep up with the demands of an ever-growing city.

So this week’s Q-Line question asks: Do you think the City Council should go ahead and honor the request?

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in the weekend edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 20, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032008.pdf?ref=smdp.com)