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Residents press council on airport future and concentration of homeless services in Pico and Sunset Park
Summary
Multiple speakers at public comment urged the council either to preserve Santa Monica Airport for disaster response and historic value or to stop concentrating homeless services and beds in the Pico and Sunset Park neighborhoods, calling for more transparency and redistribution of services.
A broad set of public commenters used the council’s public‑comment period to press the council on two recurring, high‑stakes topics: the future of the Santa Monica Airport and the city’s approach to homeless services.
Alan Glick, a 42‑year resident, urged the council to keep the airport, calling it an irreplaceable asset for emergency access and historic character and warning that remediation and park conversion would be expensive. “The airport is important…
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