January 25, 2018 -- A neighborhood group in the Gandara Park area of Santa Monica on Tuesday lost the appeal it filed with the City Council to stop conversion of a home into a preschool for as many as 20 children.

The council voted 5 to 2 to deny the appeal by “Residents for the Preservation of Gandara Park Neighborhood" of approvals by the City Planning Commission in September for the proposed preschool at 2953 Delaware Avenue in the Pico Neighborhood.

Supporters on the council said the benefits of a preschool in a family neighborhood like the one near Gandara Park outweighed concerns of those already living there, including more traffic and the possibility of opening the door to encroachment by businesses in neighborhoods zoned only for single-family homes.

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