Former Santa Monica resident. The problem with Santa Monica feels like the problem with Silicon Valley. It's nice if you can afford to live there, but current

Former Santa Monica resident. The problem with Santa Monica feels like the problem with Silicon Valley. It's nice if you can afford to live there, but current residents seem hell-bent on blocking new housing. In particular I'm thinking of the Bergamot Transit Village [1], a proposed mixed-use project that spent years in limbo. Current residents complained about traffic impact. Eventually, the developers gave up and turned it all into office space, which has a similar traffic impact, but didn't involve the same level of scrutiny. [1] https://la.curbed.com/2015/1/9/10003866/developer-giving-up-on-bergamot-transit-village-and-it-could-be-even https://la.curbed.com/2015/1/9/10003866/developer-giving-up-...