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# A DEVELOPING STORY - EPISODE 5: THREE PROJECTS
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/podcasts/a-developing-story-episode-5-three-projects/
- Published: 2025-11-20T06:19:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-19T15:09:22.000Z
- Author: Editor
- Tags: Podcast, #podcast

### Episode Notes

Santa Monica, like much of Los Angeles County, is a city dominated by neighborhoods of low-density, single-family homes. But low density has played a role in California's housing crisis. The state is responding with "Density Bonuses" for developers, which encourage more building, but at what cost? This episode crunches the numbers, explains the density bonus "matrix," and spotlights a planned density bonus building.