Editor:
Since Santa Monica's transformation into Dubai by the bay, its warmth and charms are gone. It has turned into a money pit for developers, plain and simple.
The Coastal Commission has it right as far as a height cap of 45 feet. That isn't going to happen, instead we are going to see 84-feet buildings being built in Downtown. That's six-story buildings where one- and two-story buildings once stood. I would love to see a freeze on all development happen. Density and traffic has already become a major problem.
[Councilmembers Kevin] McKeown, [Ted] Winterer and [Tony] Vazquez are to be commended for listening to their constituents, the residents who live here; it is bringing in a little ray of hope. If the opportunity sites are allowed free range of height and density, there will be a march in front of City Hall with residents protesting to take our city back and to unrest some of our officials.
Miriam Ginzburg
Santa Monica
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 20, 2013. Read the original PDF.