Carolyn Sackariason 'Sensibility' sought for SM City Hall, Santa Monica Daily Press, 31 Tuesday May 2005, 4, Issue 171. p. 1
"Tim Dubois, president and CEO of the Edward Thomas Management Co., which owns Casa Del Mar and Shutters on the Beach, has financed, "backed by big money from local business interests-including the hospitality industry," Santa Monicans for Sensible Priorities which has hired Seth Jacobson's public relations firm and Moore Information, an Oregon survey research firm to poll off the voting records {The results of the poll would have been interesting if they didn't find what they had set out to find.] in order to run candidates for the three open City Council seats in the next Santa Monica election. The group has reported spending $312,500 in campaign funds so far in addition to the costs of the survey." (and is acronymically as unpronouncible as SMRR)