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# All the world’s a stage
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/all-the-worlds-a-stage/
- Published: 2006-05-22T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:59:45.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Pier, #archive-import

Or at least much of Santa Monica soon will be, as the Santa Monica Police Department finishes up installing 123 surveillance cameras in tourist-heavy areas such as the Pier, Third Street Promenade and downtown alleys. The security system, at a price tag of $1.3 million, comes in response to a perceived terrorist threat on the pier last July.

Still, a contingent of residents views the cameras as a step towards less privacy.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 22, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)