Betty Lou Young and Randy Young Santa Monica Canyon: A Walk Through History Casa Vieja Press: Pacific Palisades, CA, 1997, 182 pp., 1900
"Frederick Rindge, the owner of Rancho Malibu, led the prohibitionist movement in Santa Monica, and with wide community support saw a no-saloon ordinance passed at an election on April 9, 1900. Rejoicing was short-lived. The provisions were so full of loopholes and the town so eager for revenue that Santa Monica was soon back in business . . ."