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# College, schools candidates can pay a hefty price
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/college-schools-candidates-can-pay-a-hefty-price/
- Published: 2006-10-10T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:34:14.000Z
- Author: Kevin Herrera
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

CITY HALL — It’s been said that a good education doesn’t come cheap.

Apparently, neither does running for public office in Santa Monica.

With less than four weeks before the Nov. 7 election, the candidates vying for four seats on both the

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 10, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101006.pdf?ref=smdp.com)