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# Santa Monica Council Spent Most Time on Policy, Little on Homelessness
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/by-the-numbers-20051013/
- Published: 2005-10-13T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:56:51.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homelessness

Time spent on the top three issues facing Santa Monicans based on city surveys: Homelessness: 5 minutes Traffic: 1 hour, 9 minutes Parking: 15 minutes Public comment: 2 hours and 46 minutes City Council/staff discussion: 4 hours, 54 minutes Time spent discussing: Policy: 5 hours, 27 minutes Land use: 2 hours, 45 minutes Resident initiated concerns: 2 hours, 15 minutes

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 13, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)