OPA Update 10/2/23: OPA Oct 9 Future of SaMo Civic Meeting Details, Proposed Developemnt at 2307 Lincoln, & Things To Do This Week

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Future of SaMo Civic Auditorium Meeting: OPA’s Oct. 9 Monthly Meeting will feature a conversation with speakers from SaveTheCivic.org, SMMUSD, Community Corporation, etc. presenting their perspectives along with an open Q&A. This month’s meeting will be at the Beach House CoWork (2219 Main St. @ Strand) starting at 6pm. Here’s the draft agenda and here’s schedule:

  • 6:00 – 6:30pm: Food, refreshments and mingling
  • 6:30 – 6:45pm: SMPD update
  • 6:45 – 7:45pm: Civic Auditorium Discussion (each group will get up to 5 minutes to present their positions followed up with Q&A) including:
    • SMMUSD (represented by Esmeralda (Esmi) Careaga & Carey Upton) 
    • Community Corp (speaker TBD)
    • SaveTheCivic.org (represented by Bea Nemlala and Lori Nafshun)
  • 7:45 – 8:30: Board business

Take Main St. Survey for August Event & Vote on Movie on the Street on October 21: Click here to take the short survey to weigh in and help shape future events.

Big Blue Bus to Provide Free Rides During Week of October 2 for California Clean Air Day and Bike It! Walk It! Bus It! More details here, including a link to take the Clean Air Pledge.

Local Rents Rise in September: This Apartment List report states that SaMo rents rose 2.1% in September, but are down 1.4% over the past year while nationwide rents fell 0.5% in Sept and are down 1.2% over the past year.

Proposed Development at 2307 Lincoln @ Pearl:

  • This week’s Street Seen write up details the plans for a 7-story, mixed-use building with 69 apartments, ground floor retail, and 2 levels of subterranean parking.
  • The project developers are hosting an online Zoom community meeting about the project on Oct. 6 @ 10am. You get the zoom link and learn more about the project at 2307lincoln.com

Things To Do This Week: 

  • An Evening with Heather Cox Richardson @ New Roads School (Tuesday 8p.m.): She will be discussing her book “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America” @ 3131 Olympic Blvd. More details here.
  • Kids Club @ SaMo Place (FREE Wednesday 11am): “Come play with us on the first Wednesday of every month for a FREE, fun, family-friendly musical morning hosted by Twinkle Time, a bilingual, Billboard pop-artist for kids, and featuring special guests each month.” More details here.
  • Banned Books Trivia Bowl (FREE Wednesday 6 – 7p.m.): “Celebrate Banned Books Week and flex your literary knowledge with a pub-style trivia contest! Compete individually or as a team to win prizes and raise awareness about book bans.”  More details here.
  • “Coming Out West – LGBTQ+ Elders Share Their Stories”: October is LGBT history month and this exhibit let’s viewers “experience the history and empowering journey of eight revered LGBTQ+ elders with ties to Los Angeles and the Santa Monica Bay area.” Ongoing through December @ Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 7th St.

OPA & City Meetings:

  • Public Safety Reform & Oversight Commission Meeting (Tuesday 5:30pm): More details & agenda here
  • OPA Connects Meeting (Wednesday 12pm): Here is the Zoom link or Click Here to add it to your calendar.
  • Planning Commission Meeting (Wednesday 6pm): More details & agenda here.
  • Housing Commission Meeting (Thursday @ 6pm): Click Here for agenda. 
Damien Newton
Damien Newton
Damien is the executive director of the Southern California Streets Initiative which publishes Santa Monica Next, Streetsblog Los Angeles, Streetsblog San Francisco, Streetsblog California and Longbeachize.

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