For years, we were a 2 & 3 story terraced seaside community, a central park for the larger metropolitan area – a low-rise beach city like Santa Barbara, Carmel, and Santa Cruz, with maximum 3 story building heights in multi-family neighborhoods, 4 stories on our boulevards, and 5 stories downtown. But that Santa Monica is fast deteriorating, and we’re headed in Long Beach’s direction! 

We are a city out-of-control. What’s our city’s future – “money & tourism” or “culture & seaside environment”?

Read More: https://smmirror.com/2022/10/sma-r-t-column-santa-monicas-pending-apocalypse/