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# Can’t land on free parking
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/cant-land-on-free-parking-editor/
- Published: 2007-08-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:36:01.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Main St, #archive-import

*By Alan A. Ross Santa Monica*

Why is Friday parking impossible? It is my belief that the Santa Monica parking authority are neither vendor nor user-friendly. I left my home with what I considered plenty of time to spare in order to attend the Edgemar Theater on Main Street on (a recent) Friday. After cruising the streets and parking lots for 20 minutes and passing dozens of empty stretches of curbs with the “Parking prohibited, except by permit” sign, I finally managed to squeeze into a $5 spot as a driver was leaving -- and the play was just starting.

C’mon, parking people — loosen up before we take our business to Pasadena or (Rancho) Cucamonga.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 17, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081707.pdf?ref=smdp.com)