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# Take drunkards where the crow flies
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/take-drunkards-where-the-crow-flies-editor/
- Published: 2007-08-24T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:40:36.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Mike Kirwan Venice*

First it was squirrels, then it was trees; now, crows that the city wants to get rid of. Never mind the crows, what about all the drunken bums and their stolen shopping carts all over the place?

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 24, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/082407.pdf?ref=smdp.com)