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Council backs event‑based entertainment‑zone expansion, seeks management plans to protect businesses and schools
Summary
Council authorized staff to proceed with event‑based expansions of the entertainment zone (downtown, pier, Main Street and Montana segments) but asked for detailed management plans co‑developed with downtown businesses, schools and hotel operators; staff will bring back criteria and safety plans before permanent rollouts.
Santa Monica’s council approved direction to expand the city’s entertainment‑zone concept to additional corridors on an event‑by‑event basis, while requiring management plans and business coordination before activations. The downtown pilot and Promenade activations informed the motion, and council members pressed staff to ensure the city preserves business access and buffers sensitive uses such as…
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