Sacka Something/Daily Planet
A Santa Monica High School student passes out while sitting outside council chambers at City Hall, waiting for her turn to speak publicly. But because the marathon meeting lasted until 6 a.m., the student fell asleep and sadly wet her pants because she feared that by going to the restroom, she would miss her turn to speak about the lack of parking at school. The council ultimately decided that the school should be torn down and be replaced with a massive, 10,000-space parking garage. Local politicians agreed parking is a much more lucrative and important commodity in Santa Monica than educating a bunch of teenagers with bladder control issues. Meanwhile, shots rang out in the Pico neighborhood.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 1, 2004. Read the original PDF.