Trivia / Star Trek Deep Space Nine S 03 E 11 Past Tense Part I

• Life Imitates Art: Near the time the episode was filming, there actually was a proposal by the Los Angeles city council to create fenced-in "havens" for the homeless to make the city more business-friendly. As discussed in the Star Trek:Deep Space Nine Companion, cast and crew were a bit freaked out by the coincidence.
• Technology Marches On: Dax uses a computer that is built into a desk with a relatively tiny touchscreen operated by a stylus.
• You Look Familiar: Dick Miller (Vin) previously appeared as a news vendor in Picard's Dixon Hill program in "The Big Goodbye."