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# Booze, blues and views
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/booze-blues-and-views/
- Published: 2002-09-10T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T00:43:32.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

William Pattnosh/Daily Press Claire Ragge fields questions from residents to Santa Monica City Council candidate Pro Se on Saturday at the Gas Lite on Wilshire Boulevard. The Gas Lite is hosting a town hall meeting every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. called “Booze, Blues and Views” during the campaign season where residents can discuss any topic on their minds. A different guest speaker will be present during each event.

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Claire Ragge fields questions from residents to Santa Monica City Council candidate Pro Se on Saturday at the Gas Lite on Wilshire Boulevard. (Photo: William Pattnosh/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 10, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091002.pdf?ref=smdp.com)