Officials: Safety, traffic issues addressed
BUNDY CAMPUS — The gates that sealed off this satellite campus from the rest of the city and epitomized a decades-long cold war between City Hall and Santa Monica College have finally been lifted.
On that note, officials from both institutions hope for warmer days ahead.
The Santa Monica City Council, after meeting twice behind closed doors on Tuesday, voted unanimously in favor of lifting the gates that have blocked vehicular access at SMC’s Bundy campus since June.
The motion to do so, initiated by City Councilman Kevin McKeown and seconded by City Councilman Herb Katz, will allow SMC students and staff to exit Bundy Drive from the north and head west on Airport Avenue to the turn signal at Bundy Drive.
It’s a move intended to thaw relations between City Hall and the college, which have battled over the college’s growth in recent decades.
“Both the council and (SMC’s) board struggled to fairly represent
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 19, 2005. Read the original PDF.