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# Et tu, Mayor Bloom?
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/et-tu-mayor-bloom-editor/
- Published: 2007-08-16T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:35:20.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Brendan O’Brien Santa Monica*

So sad, this ecological ageism (“Ficus fiasco continues,” Aug. 14). And of all things, backed by a guy named (Mayor Richard) Bloom.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 16, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081607.pdf?ref=smdp.com)