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Broadway car shows divide Seaside businesses; council approves continuation with staff directed to seek compromise
Summary
Seaside business owners and car-show organizers offered sharply divergent accounts of how monthly car events affect downtown businesses, and the City Council voted to continue permitting the Gold Coast Rods shows for 2025 while directing staff to work with businesses to reduce negative impacts.
Seaside business owners and car-show organizers offered sharply divergent accounts of how monthly car events affect downtown businesses, and the City Council voted to continue permitting the Gold Coast Rods “Hot Car Cool Nights” series while directing staff to work with businesses to reduce negative impacts.
Multiple lower-Broadway restaurant owners and property operators told the council that recurring street closures for car events — particularly those held on busy Friday nights — have reduced dine-in revenue and disrupted access to parking. One restaurant owner said the city-closure nights cost his business an estimated $4,000–$7,000 per night in lost revenue; another…
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