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# Correction: City Council did not ban restaurant-to-retail conversions on the Promenade
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/011702-story/
- Published: 2002-01-17T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T23:57:44.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Promenade, #archive-import

CORRECTION — A story in the Jan. 16 edition about business on the Promenade contained an error. The Santa Monica City Council voted to not allow restaurants to be converted into retail shops. New retail stores are still allowed to set up shop on the outdoor mall.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 17, 2002.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/011702.pdf?ref=smdp.com)