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# City council contributes to Hubble Telescope project
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/city-council-contributes-to-hubble-telescope-project/
- Published: 2003-04-01T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:59:20.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homelessness

Helping NASA fix its telescope was a “whim,” officials said.

City analysts believe the city’s $12 million deficit, could swell to more than $25 million in three years if spending isn’t slashed now.

> “Well, it’s time to start acting like it.” — said Mayor Rob Righteous, after getting a parking ticket

> “People say we’re Beverly Hills on the beach,”

Critics contend the council continues to spend frivolously. In the last month council members have spent more than $100 million on pet projects and political causes. So far the council has voted to clean up the Pacific Ocean, purify the air, enact a true living wage and build universal affordable housing.

Next month, the council plans to tackle health coverage for all and find a way to end homelessness in America by proving free food, jobs and homes for everybody.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 1, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/040103.pdf?ref=smdp.com)