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# Q-Line asks how downtown Santa Monica can become a major Southern California hotspot
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/062906-story-20060629-2/
- Published: 2006-06-29T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:38:04.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Downtown, #archive-import

Leaving the light on. Last week, the Bayside District Corp., which manages downtown along with City Hall, hired an outside consultant to design a plan for remaking the Santa Monica district into a thriving West Coast destination. While still in the early stages, two things have become quite apparent — it’s going to require community support and it’s going to take a whole lot of money. So this week, Q-Line wants to know: What must downtown Santa Monica do in order to compete with other cities as a major Southern California hotspot? Call (310) 285-8106 or leave your post at smdp.com/forum and we’ll print your responses in the weekend edition.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 29, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/062906.pdf?ref=smdp.com)