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# Council: Park it right here
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/council-park-it-right-here/
- Published: 2004-03-26T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:03:57.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

COUNCIL CHAMBERS — Finding a parking spot near Santa Monica High School just got a little easier — for residents.

More than 60 spots on the east side of Ninth Street between Michigan Avenue and Pico Boulevard were set aside for residents this week. Previously, residents shared the spots with students and local businesses, although surrounding streets were restricted for residents only.

Students, businesses and other visitors can still park on the street, but only for two hours at a time and only between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. — the same rules that apply to other streets in the neighborhood.

Samohi students rallied last month before the City Council for more parking spaces, but council members decided against raising a planned parking structure across from the school by one level, instead directing the students to take their message to the local school board. The school of 3,400 offers only 40 parking spaces to its seniors, and none to lowerclassmen.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 26, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032604.pdf?ref=smdp.com)