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# Drop the hammer on development
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/drop-the-hammer-on-development-editor/
- Published: 2007-07-26T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:22:18.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Ruth Rosen Santa Monica*

Thank you for (Bill Bauer’s column) on July 23 concerning a moratorium on more development in Santa Monica (“Freeze it or forget it when it comes to development”).

It is horrifying to read of proposed projects, and I hope Santa Monicans can do something to halt the onslaught on 8.5 miles of this tiny city.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 26, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/072607.pdf?ref=smdp.com)