“Chits” (Public addressing City Council)
■ “This whole issue of parking has become a Gordian Knot, and if it is to be cut, it must be cut with the sword of equity.” Pico resident Paul Collins, speaking on the residential parking pilot program for employees working near Pico Boulevard and 10th Street. ■ “I do the karma pick-up.” Susan di Rende, a member of Unleash the Beach, who said she scoops up other dogs’ poop that owners leave behind. Di Rende is supportive of the state creating a leash-free dog beach in Santa Monica. ■ Joy Fulmer Incite: “On the Big Blue Bus fare (increase for UCLA students,) I don’t know about you, but I’m really getting tired of having school kids sharing the buses. They’re getting awfully crowded at certain times of the day. It’s terrible … Also, I did want to mention, I hope you know, it’s illegal to go into our closets, our cabinets and drawers. That’s a privacy issue. On the dog beach program, I think it should be off-season, be relatively small area and fenced in.”
“I want to remain at my most eloquent, so no comment.” Council member Bobby Shriver, who decided not to speak further on the downtown parking program because as the newest member on the council, he is unfamiliar with the project and its history.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 2, 2006. Read the original PDF.