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# A misleading vision of the future
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/a-misleading-vision-of-the-future-editor/
- Published: 2007-06-21T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T01:14:06.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Peter Davison*

> “Village” — Ah, a charming by the sea

In regard to the quaintly and euphemistically described “Village” in the heart of the Civic Center, the (rendering the Daily Press) shows looks more like a ghost town (“Sitting down to talk,” June 19). The picture shows one car (with the tippy edge of the hood of another) and about 20 pedestrians. A more honest depiction would show the streets bumper-to-bumper, snarled with traffic congestion and thousands more people coming in and out of Santa Monica.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 21, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/062107.pdf?ref=smdp.com)