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# An unpleasant surprise
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/an-unpleasant-surprise/
- Published: 2004-10-30T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:21:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Dee Quinn Santa Monica*

(Editor’s note: This letter was originally addressed to the 14 candidates running for City Council.) A homeless person with a bloody stool defecated on my property today in the alleyway.

What do you each of you intend to do about that!

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 30, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/103004.pdf?ref=smdp.com)