May 31, 2017 -- A string of pedestrian fatalities on Santa Monica’s busy streets has prompted new worries about a City plan to allow 3.2 million square feet of new development in an already built-out downtown.

The last draft of the Downtown Community Plan (DCP) goes before the City Planning Commission for a final time tonight. The meeting is in City Council chambers and starts at 6 p.m.

Although the commission is primarily advisory, its members are selected by the City Council and big disagreements between the two are unusual.

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