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# Linnekens ushers in a time for change
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/linnekens-ushers-in-a-time-for-change-editor/
- Published: 2006-10-27T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:51:15.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Downtown, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Josh Epstein Santa Monica*

I just received a mailer from Mayor Bob Holbrook yesterday which discusses his ‘progress’ in dealing with the homeless who have taken over Santa Monica’s downtown and parks.

In the mailer he states:“Can we see progress on our streets and in our parks? Probably not yet, but within the next year, I believe that we will.”

This is unacceptable! Mayor Holbrook has been on the city council since 1990\. Why is he telling us to wait another year before we see progress? I encourage all residents to show our current city council members that the time has come for real change.

At the city council debate on Oct. 17, Jenna Linnekens was the only candidate to challenge the incumbents on the homeless situation in Santa Monica. We need more people like her running for city council. This vagrancy problem has gone too far. We need some accountability in Santa Monica. It is time for us to vote for change.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 27, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/102706.pdf?ref=smdp.com)