Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City Backs “A Lot of Housing at the Airport” Ballot Measure

The Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC), a non-profit founded in 2005 to battle what it sees as the undue influence of developers in city politics, has announced its support for a ballot measure that would allow thousands of units of new housing to be built on the property that currently houses Santa Monica Airport. The airport is scheduled to close on January 1, 2029 at midnight.

By joining Santa Monicans for Renters Rights and Unite Here! Local 11 in supporting the measure, SMCLC is continuing what’s been a tradition of “strange bedfellows” around this ballot measure. Opposition to the measure comes from other groups that have traditionally been on opposite sides of issues such as Santa Monica Forward and various community groups.

If passed by voters, the ballot measure would allow the development of up to 100,000 units of housing or “double the current population of Santa Monica” whichever number is higher. The measure also requires that no resident parking be built as part of the project.

Preference for units will be given to people with conditions that require them to drink more water than regular people or families that own more cars than there are members of their family. The measure, which will now be referred to as the SMRR/SMCLC Measure.

“Honestly? We’re very concerned about the measure, but Jesse Zwick is opposed to it so we just took the support position and called it a day,” explained SMCLC spokesperson April Feuel. ***

*** – TBC, Jesse Zwick does not have a public position on the actual airport/housing ballot measure.

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