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  • S.M. Airport: All Park or Affordable Housing?

    Richard Hilton, Planning Commissioner|Updated Jul 18, 2025

    The 192-acre Santa Monica Airport is scheduled to close in 2028. The city's contract firm, Sasaki Design Consultants, has proposed three possible airport development scenarios: virtually all park, or a combination of park, commercial and housing. Surveys indicate that most residents support a park. Missing from the discussion has been the housing perspective and state requirements. The Housing Commission at its June meeting sponsored a presentation on the airport, which...