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# SMRR says ‘no’ to Prop. A
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smrr-says-no-to-prop-a/
- Published: 2003-02-24T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:38:51.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights, the city’s ruling party, has officially announced that it is opposed to Proposition A, currently being voted on by citizens through the mail.

Prop. A proposes allowing owners of single-family homes to opt out of having their residences deemed historic by city officials. Citizens will vote in a month-long election that will be conducted entirely through the mail. Ballots were sent to registered Santa Monica voters on Feb. 20\. They must be turned into the City Clerk’s office no later than March 21.

For the past 25 years, SMRR’s guiding principal has been the preservation of affordable housing and the protection of Santa Monica’s neighborhoods. In the face of extraordinary development pressures, SMRR has supported candidates for public office pledged to significantly reducing development densities in both commercial and residential areas. SMRR has long emphasized the goal of retaining and repairing older structures in both multi-family and single-family residential neighborhoods, as well as commercial areas, to preserve the character of our neighborhoods and our community.

SMRR officials said their opposition to Prop. A is consistent with that effort. The existing, and recently updated landmark process should be maintained, SMRR officials say. Since its adoption in 1976 by a City Council led by moderates and conservatives such as Christine Reed, Nat Trives, Peter van den Steenhoven, Donna Swink and John McCloskey, the Landmark Ordinance has served the community well and has helped to preserve a few rare and important structures in our city, SMRR officials said.

Many members of SMRR and the SMRR steering committee are homeowners who do not believe the existing landmark process is a threat to homes or to other homeowners at all.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 24, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/022403.pdf?ref=smdp.com)