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# Money not so well spent
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/money-not-so-well-spent-editor/
- Published: 2006-11-03T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T22:01:42.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Murray Greiff Santa Monica*

Let us not forget that Mr. McKeown was behind the ill-fated ordinance attempting to regulate the ATM fees charged by banks. How much did that cost the city that could have been spent on more important things?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 3, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/110306.pdf?ref=smdp.com)