To the editor: Possibly we must always flip to that outdated nickname of “The Individuals’s Republic of Santa Monica” as a clue for why vacationers aren’t coming and corporations aren’t discovering it a pleasant place to do enterprise (“Struggling Santa Monica’s restoration plan: Extra cops downtown, luring again misplaced enterprise,” Oct. 28). I simply bought again from Dubai and noticed what a business-friendly surroundings can do to an financial system. Attempt to get something achieved in Santa Monica, in the meantime, and you’re going to get trapped in a morass of paperwork. Plus, the prospect of going to downtown Santa Monica and being harassed by the homeless isn’t a beautiful one for vacationers.
Discovering out why Santa Monica is named “The Individuals’s Republic” and addressing these points head-on can be a very good begin in rebuilding the picture. Extra police and occasions on the Third Road Promenade aren’t solutions; they’re Band-Aids.
Steven Pokress, Santa Monica
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To the editor: Putting in new parking meters in entrance of companies, elevating the charges and making entry extra restrictive shouldn’t be the best way to spice up town financial system.
It simply harms retailers and angers customers.
Kathy Horbund, Venice
