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# Dumbfounded by council
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/dumbfounded-by-council-editor/
- Published: 2004-06-24T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:35:25.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Ocean Park, #archive-import

*By Richard Miller Santa Monica*

Again members of the City Council prove themselves to be so out of touch with reality that we must remove them. Councilman Ken Genser suggests that we disregard Los Angeles County Health officials over the squirrels. Just think what would have happened if the people with the tall hedges told the Council that they would disobey the ordinance. Great example he’s setting. And then we have the idea from Councilman Kevin McKeown to de-flea the squirrels. I’m dumbfounded by these people. These creatures are creating burrows throughout the hillside, which could cause a landslide, along with the disease they harbor. Maybe they should be more concerned with the murals that are being destroyed, such as the whale mural on Ocean Park Boulevard that just weeks ago was renewed, or maybe controlling the vagrant problem, and I could go on and on.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 24, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/062404.pdf?ref=smdp.com)