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# Attorney No non-local dogs, homeless in area parks
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/attorney-no-non-local-dogs-homeless-in-area-parks-editor/
- Published: 2003-10-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:07:27.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Katherine Marie Anderson Santa Monica*

I was encouraged to read that the Santa Monica City Council has declared that Santa Monica’s dog parks are now for the sole use of Santa Monica’s canines (SMDP, Oct. 21, page 1).

Wouldn’t it be nice if the City Council would extend a similar privilege to the children of Santa Monica and declare that Santa Monica’s parks are for the sole use of our children rather than for use as homeless encampments?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 23, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/102303.pdf?ref=smdp.com)