July 13, 2017 -- The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday gave the initial nod to a plan to construct nearly 6,000 multi-family rental units downtown and potentially clear the way for a trio of mixed-use hotel projects as tall as 12 stories.

Fresh from a more than six-hour public hearing the night before, the council tackled the Downtown Community Plan (DCP) in a series of votes Tuesday, although the document does not receive a final vote by the council until July 25.

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