Atheists Squander Nativity Scene Spaces at Santa Monica's Palisades Park : LAist
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The City of Santa Monica received and approved holiday display requests from locals outside of the committee this year, according to Santa Monica Patch. A record number of requests flooded City Hall - 13 - forcing the city to enact a lottery system to do the decision-making. Joe Naranja of Christmas Spirit and Raymond McNeely, unaffiliated, scored up to 18 parcels of Palisades Park, leaving the Nativity Scenes Committee with two spots and Isaac Levitansky of Chabad Channukah Menorah with one.
