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# Who goes there? City out for own
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/who-goes-there-city-out-for-own/
- Published: 2006-04-01T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:25:52.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By THE NEW GUY Daily Mess Maker*

CITYWIDE — Those living out of town are going to have to pay big bucks if the want to drive on city streets.

Following a move taken by London officials, the City Council Thursday approved a law that prohibits anyone from driving an automobile within the city limits if that vehicle is not registered to an address in Santa Monica.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/040106-02_03.jpg)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 1, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/040106.pdf?ref=smdp.com)