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# Letter: Opposing zoning change that would allow massive low-income housing projects
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/010607-story-20070106-2/
- Published: 2007-01-06T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:39:27.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Pico, #archive-import

*By Lisa L. Olson Santa Monica*

Some disturbing developments Editor: All residents opposed to massive development projects that will forever negatively alter our neighborhoods and quality of life need to come to the City Council meeting on Jan. 9 to oppose a pro-development measure on the agenda.

The City Council is proposing to amend the zoning code to allow the construction of massive four-story, high-density, 50-unit, low-income housing projects with insufficient parking. A typical example of what will be built is the huge new building at the corner of 15th and Broadway. I was shocked when I saw it. That building is the impetus for my writing this letter and opposing the zoning code change.

A recent lawsuit filed against Community Corporation of Santa Monica \[CCSM\] alleged racial discrimination for only offering apartments to an African American in the Pico Neighborhood. The Pico Neighborhood has over 500 low-income apartments, an average of one project on every street. CCSM has hardly any units north of Wilshire, which means to end the city’s policy of racial discrimination, the overwhelming majority of the new, 50-unit, high-density low-income housing projects will be built between Wilshire Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard. Many will also be built in Sunset Park.

The 50-unit buildings with two-, three-and four-bedroom units, means for each building, about 100 to 150 new children moving from Los Angeles into Santa Monica. This will severely impact Roosevelt and Franklin (Elementary) and Lincoln (Middle) schools. The school board will need to build more classrooms at these schools to accommodate the new students. That means another bond measure on the ballot.

Santa Monica already has a higher density than any other coastal city. This proposal goes too far. Go to 15th (Street) and Broadway and see for yourself. If you don’t want a building like that in your neighborhood, come to the council meeting on Jan. 9 and have your opinion heard.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 6, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/010607.pdf?ref=smdp.com)