In last week’s article we touched on the nine bills currently before our state legislature which assigns and orders, under economic penalty, that Santa Monica builds 8,874 units in the next 8 years. 1,100 units a year in a city that currently builds 200 a year. 

Where is our City Council??

While Sacramento is considering

• allowing heights for new construction based on buildings ½ a mile away!
• allowing 10 unit, four-story apartment buildings in single-family neighborhoods without parking
• silencing residents on the review of housing projects in their neighborhoods 
• and each bill ignoring water and other infrastructure demands

It is truly unbelievable that we have a City Council that is so dependent on developer money, that they will allow us to be led down a path of no return, lined with six and 8-story buildings instead of trees and sunlight.  

Read More: https://smmirror.com/2020/08/sma-r-t-column-where-oh-where-is-our-city-council-part-2/