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# Letter: Area redevelopment praised for cleanup and rent-controlled residents
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/091308-story-20080913-6/
- Published: 2008-09-13T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T21:01:13.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

“DEFINITELY A BOON TO THE AREA. Cleans it up, looks better, looks safer and more inviting and the people have rent control so they can stay in the area while their values have gone way up. So it’s a good deal.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 13, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091308.pdf?ref=smdp.com)