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# Should Santa Monica allow tattoo parlors? Readers weigh in on Q-Line
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/tattoo-you-20080718/
- Published: 2008-07-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:12:10.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

A long-standing ordinance does not allow tattoo parlors to operate in Santa Monica.

So this week’s Q-Line question asks: Do you think the city should allow tattoo artists to open up shop in this city by the sea?

Call (310) 285-8106 before Friday at 5 p.m. and we’ll print your answers in the weekend edition of the Daily Press. Please limit responses to a minute or less.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 18, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071808.pdf?ref=smdp.com)