> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Palisades squirrels run amuck
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/palisades-squirrels-run-amuck-editor/
- Published: 2004-05-07T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:17:07.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Pacific Palisades, #archive-import

*By Kurt W. Simon*

Are the City Council members stupid or just totally void of common sense? The Palisades Park is being rapidly undermined by a large number of ground squirrels. Getting rid of these disease-carrying rodents would be an easy and inexpensive job for any pest control outfit.

The council’s backing of $10 million, elaborate engineering projects, and still waiting until next fall, is outright criminal neglect of citizens’ health and welfare.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 7, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/050704.pdf?ref=smdp.com)