Written Comments — Santa Monica City Council, May 13, 2025

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1 David Yakobson
From: Chris Gorbos <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:54 AM
To: Clerk Mailbox
Subject: Council Meeting Items Input: Entertainment Zone Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed

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Dear Santa Monica City Council,
My name is Chris Gorbos and I'm the co-owner and General Manager of M.i.'s Westside Comedy Theater.

I'm writing to offer input into the entertainment zone that is being discussed at tonight's meeting. I'll also be in attendance for most of the meeting.

For the briefest of backgrounds, The Westside in Santa Monica has been open since 2009 so we've been a Santa Monica business for 16+ years. We love having a business in Santa Monica. We've stuck with this city through a financial crisis, a pandemic, civil unrest, and now an economic downturn where 40-50% of the promenade is vacant. We draw 20,000-25,000 visitors to the promenade every year to see shows at our Theater and to take classes in improv standup and sketch in our Training Center. I think we are a unique business for the area and offer a unique viewpoint on the issues facing Downtown Santa Monica.

I applaud the city council for being open to new ideas like the Entertainment Zone, and I fully support the idea. I would ask you to consider the following.

Please keep promenade adjacent businesses in mind when creating the Entertainment Zone.

Currently the only liquor license holders in the proposed zone are Barney's Beanery, Cabo Cantina, and 1212. We are an alley facing business between 3rd and 4th street. For years, I have attended Downtown Santa Monica Inc meetings where they talk about activating the alleys. We have been activating our alley for 16 years.

The surrounding mom and pop businesses should be afforded the opportunity to take advantage of this new zone. The alcohol licensees in the zone currently are large corporations with multiple locations.

Maybe there is an option for a beer garden on the promenade that adjacent businesses can sell from. I know there was talk of partnering with stores/shops that don't have licenses, but this is a great opportunity for the city council to advertise, promote, and financially benefit all of the license holders from 4th and 2nd street.

I think the city council should think expansively. We have an opportunity to revitalize an entire area and not just a few select license holders. Consider making the zone from 4th street to 2nd street. 3 blocks may seem like a lot, but currently the dining/entertainment options are slim in that area. If you expand to 4th and 2nd street, you include a comedy club, another movie theater, several hotels, a jazz club, santa monica theater, and dozens more bars, restaurants, and shops.

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2 Also, alcohol is a major source of revenue from my business. I have been licensed from the state to sell beer and wine from my location. If someone comes to the promenade early to explore the Entertainment Zone, and they drink on the promenade, they will spend less money in my business.

Finally, we pay more in sales and use tax to have a business in downtown Santa Monica, and it feels unfair to pay to be in an area of Santa Monica and be excluded from new benefits coming in.

I hope the City Council thinks expansively and inclusively in regards to this measure. I think there are creative ways to make sure that long time stakeholders in Downtown Santa Monica all benefit from this exciting idea. Make Downtown Santa Monica a destination for more than 3 blocks. The whole area can benefit.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for working to make Santa Monica better, --
Chris Gorbos
General Manager
M.i.'s Westside Comedy Theater
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1 David Yakobson
From: Kjbloore <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:26 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Serious OPPOSITION to 5/13/25 Agenda Items

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The following Agenda Items are scheduled for your meeting ofMay l3, 1015:

Item 4J - OPPOSE
Item 12A - OPPOSE
Item 10A - OPPOSE
Item 4K - OPPOSE
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From: Peter A Donald <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: OPPOSE COUNCIL 5/13//25 AGENDA ITEMS 4J, 4K, 10A and 12A

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Dear Council member,
I am opposing tonight’s agenda items 4J, 4K, 10A and 12A. They all seek to limit residents lives through onerous state control of our land use laws, opening up our public spaces for disruptive use and restricting our right to public interaction with our City Council.

There has to be more equitable solutions to the problems these topics represent.

Thank You,
-pad蚋蚌蚍蚎Peter A Donald
2618 32nd St.

Santa Monica, CA 90405
310 871-4862
[email protected]
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:54 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda items 10A, 12A & SB9, 5/13/2025 - oppose

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Dear council members,
I am a resident of the city of Santa Monica. I oppose the agenda items 10A, 12A, and SB9. I strongly request that all council members to vote NO on 10A, 12A, and SB9.

Thank you,
Mahvash Shafiey
835 Harvard St
Santa Monica. CA 90403
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From: Eydie Desser <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 1:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Elaine Polachek; Susan Cline; Douglas Sloan; Susan Cola; Jennifer Taylor; Nia Tang; Heather Averick; Heidi von Tongeln; Jing Yeo; Armine Chaparyan; Ramon Batista; Erika Aklufi; Matthew Hallock; Nikima Newsome Subject: Re: 05-13-25 Council Meeting - Item 10.A. - Promenade Entertainment Zone - FEEDBACK FROM PACIFIC PALISADES!

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Love the like-minded residents! Here is my letter to the Council:

What a BAD, irresponsible idea. Why is Santa Monica promoting drinking from 8am - 2am.? Why so early? Why so late? That’s a huge problem on its own.

That is sure to bring in alcoholics who just want to drink all day long.

Plus…..they’ll buy one drink, get the wristband and have their own flasks in their jackets or cars and drink as much as they want without additional purchase.

How will this help the restaurants? How will this help the stores? Since they can’t bring their drinks into the stores, they may just pour the alcohol in their water bottles.

How can we trust people who start drinking at 8am and stay out until 2am? It doesn’t make sense.

PLUS: They will drive to the promenade then drive home drunk---destroying lives and property, and possibly themselves.

Drinking too much alcohol can lead to several negative consequences including, increased risk of accidents, violence, not to mention health problems.

What about bringing special family entertainment to the Promenade? Special rates on 3-course meals? Best “breakfasts” all day long? “Dog” days events at the promenade. Art exhibits? Fashion shows and more!!!….let’s promote our tenants….things for our residents to enjoy and that will attract the community at large….with good, clean fun!!!
I implore you to take the necessary steps to address this proposal in a responsible, caring way and vote NO.

Eydie Desser
NOMA
On May 13, 2025, at 9:22 AM, Ann Hoover <[email protected]> wrote:

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2 Feedback and valid questions about the program from a Pacific Palisades journalist and some of her readers, including several who relocated to Santa Monica after their homes burned down in January:
https://www.circlingthenews.com/alcohol-must-be-drunk-in-a-non-glass-non-metalcontainer/ Text of the article + comments:

Alcohol Must Be Drunk in a Non-glass, Non-metal Container Posted on May 11, 2025 by Sue
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In order to walk around on the Santa Monica promenade with alcoholic drinks they would have to be put in a nonglass, non-metal container.

Alcoholics rejoice. One may start drinking publicly at 8 a.m. seven days a week, if the Santa Monica City Council approves a full-time entertainment zone on May 13.

The entertainment zone, permitted under California Senate Bill 969 signed by Governor Newsom last September, allows patrons to purchase alcoholic beverages from licensed establishments and consume them while walking through designated public areas.

The Santa Monica City Council is asking for a full-time entertainment zone that would allow public alcohol consumption between 8 a.m. and 2 a.m. seven days a week. Alcoholic drinks would also need to be served in containers that are not made of glass or metal. Does that mean the environmentally-sensitive Santa Monica will be using plastic?
The reason for promoting this zone according to Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem Caroline Torosis is “If we want to bring our tourists and regional visitors back downtown, I think we need to make it worth their while.”
Many residents have argued for years that the way to bring tourists back to the Promenade is to clean up the homeless some of whom are mentally ill and lay in front of doorsteps, defecate on the streets. People have argued that there should be help for the addicts who also frequent the promenade and leave drug needles (supplied by the L.A.

County of Public Health) in public places.

Perhaps to get tourists back, the City should address the theft, assault and vandalism on and around the Promenade and public parking structures, which is well documented by the Santa Monica Coalition click here.

If it passes, Santa Monica would implement the program in early June, with the Pride on the Promenade event on June 21.

Patrons who are of legal drinking age will be able to purchase alcoholic beverages at a business on the Promenade that has a license to serve alcohol. People can then consume Item 10-A
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3 that drink outside within the designated zone, which will run three blocks of the Promenade.

Is Santa Monica aware that alcohol is considered a carcinogen? Studies have shown that alcohol contributes to about half a dozen types of cancers, including breast and colorectal, and heart and liver.

An April 2024 study from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers showed that about 16,800 deaths could be prevented annually, if people limited their alcohol consumption.

And bathrooms? Will there be special porta-potties set up for those consuming booze – or does this mean there will be increased public urination. Who will be responsible for cleaning up the vomit of those who over consume?
How will Santa Monica track those drinking to make sure they don’t drive afterwards? Will the City be responsible if a drunk driver kills someone? It remains to be seen if the City Council answers any of these questions at its Tuesday meeting.

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James and Elizabeth Reego says:

May 11, 2025 at 10:00 pm
OMG. This is SO stupid. What is the city council thinking? We just moved to SM from PP (yes, our home burned) and we are shocked at the lackadaisical manner in which the city deals with the homeless. The reason people aren’t coming to the 3rd Street Promenade is a fear for one’s safety and the fact there is trash everywhere. And this will only get worse with people drinking starting at 8a out of plastic cups no less. Who are those people who need to drink and walk at the same time that early? We must fight this to protect the city.

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Mary says:

May 11, 2025 at 10:02 pm
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4 Well said. Well said. I wonder if the clowns on the City Council read CTN? Perhaps they should. They need to answer your many excellent questions. But we’ve all learned politicians don’t have to answer questions, even if they burn your village down, plus 10,000 structures, displace 100,000+ people, of which 12 were killed and 7 are missing. And SO much more. 눸눵눹눶눺눻눼눷

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Cort Wagner says:

May 11, 2025 at 10:31 pm
Possible to think of a dumber idea?
Encourage belligerent behavior, that’s your answer to increasing tourism? people stopped coming to the promenade because all the shops are horrible, BECAUSE all the good brands left because of belligerent behavior, like theft, homeless, lack of any enforcement of disgusting behavior from homeless and thieves, and public safety, WAKE UP you desperate politicians, could you be any dumber

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Trish Sobul says:

Which population do we think they’re going to attract?
I’d rather see some creativity. Close off the area. Pay to enter. Attract great restaurateurs. Tables in the middle. Walk-ups selling tapas, pizza by the slice, specialty beers and drinks. Fun, safe and protected. Close at midnight. 臩自臫臬臭臮苂苃苁

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Lea Lane says:

May 12, 2025 at 4:56 pm
Nothing say class like drinking booze from a paper or plastic cup at 8 AM. LOL The whole premise seems to be “lets get everybody inebriated and maybe they’ll ignore the trash, urine, feces, theft, and homeless people”.

These are the ideas of the clueless politicians that you all have voted for. Nothing changes until YOU get rid of them
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From: Julia Wood <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 1:08 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Entertainment Zone

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Good afternoon -
I thought the City Counsel had already approved of the Promenade being an entertainment zone, but an article on laist.com said the vote was today. I would like to be at the meeting to speak in person but have to bring my daughter to soccer.

Anyway, I am very much in favor of the Promenade being an entertainment zone including allowing alcoholic beverages from local establishments to be enjoyed outside. Where I was born and raised allows for this and it always seemed to create a laid back atmosphere that could be enjoyed by families, young people without kids and older generations as well. It allows parents to stroll with their kids while enjoying a glass of wine or people to gather at one of the fun events the promenade does. Additionally, having grown up around this type of area, it also seemed to lessen the illegal actions some may partake in like trying to bring their own drinks or being rowdy and unruly. This also would bring some much needed business to the area.

I think it is a wonderful idea and would help to create a place where locals and tourists alike could come and enjoy a day and provide Santa Monica with another attraction that is not present in the other beach cities.

Thank you,
Julia
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7 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:58 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Promenade as an “Entertainment Zone,”

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To: [email protected]
Cc: Charmont Apartments
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
On behalf of the residents and management of the 1100 blocks of Third and Fourth Streets in Santa Monica, we are writing to formally oppose the proposed ordinance to designate the Promenade as an “Entertainment Zone,” scheduled for discussion on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Our community is directly adjacent to the 1200 block and the Promenade. This proposal threatens to further disrupt the safety, peace, and quality of life for the families and long-term residents in our neighborhood. We are already experiencing an increase in noise, crime, and disruptive behavior spilling over from the Promenade area. Expanding entertainment activities without firm controls will only make this worse.

If the City moves forward with this ordinance despite resident opposition, we strongly urge you to implement the following conditions:

1. Strict and enforceable time limits on events and amplified sound.

2. Speaker direction restrictions, requiring all sound equipment to face south toward Arizona Avenue and the Promenade, not into our residential neighborhood.

3. Zero tolerance enforcement on open container violations and public intoxication, particularly to prevent the increased risk of impaired driving.

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8 We are concerned about the growing presence of alcohol-related activity and its consequences, including public safety risks and deterioration of neighborhood quality.

Without strong oversight and consideration for nearby residents, this ordinance will only attract more crime, loitering, and late-night disturbances.

We respectfully request that the Council vote against this ordinance, or at minimum, amend it to include strict protective measures for neighboring residential blocks.

Please contact us with any questions. We also urge Council to review the petition from residents of the 1200 block, which will be submitted by noon on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

Sincerely,
Charmont Apartments
On behalf of Residents & Management Team
1100 Block, Third and Fourth Streets
Santa Monica, CA 90403
310-451-3532
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9 David Yakobson
From: Toru.Toyokawa <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:57 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Public Comment - 10. ORDINANCES A.

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Good evening Council members, City staff.

My name is Toru Toyokawa, 12-year resident of Santa Monica and Stakeholder Operator at 1212 Santa Monica.

Thank you for putting the Entertainment zone plan together.

We strongly support the entertainment zone.

Foot traffic is close to 50% down still compared to pre-COVID on the Promenade.

So many storefronts are still empty. Businesses are struggling.

CNBC Personality Brian Sullivan stated on May 11th 2025 (quote) “Destination things matter. I went to Santa Monica, California, it was the deadest I have ever seen, I was actually shocked how bad it was.” Santa Monica is used to describe how bad the economy is, on the National Broadcasting TV.

This Entertainment Zone is a chance for Santa Monica to become the Destination for all tourists from the US, Canada, Europe, and the World once again.

Please vote yes for the agenda 10 A.

Thank you,
Toru Toyokawa 1212 Santa Monica
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Chief Financial Officer / Corporate Office Manager
Global-Dining, Inc. of California
1212 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA, 90401
Direct:1-310-576-9922 x105 FAX:1-310-576-9933
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From: Vina Nabor <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:18 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support for Entertainment Zone
Attachments: Letter to city Council.pdf

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Hello,
Attached is a letter supporting entertainment zone on 3rd St Promenade.

Best,
Vina Loraine Nabor
Accounting Manager
Global-Dining, Inc. of California
1212 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA, 90401
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Dear Members of the Santa Monica City Council,
I am writing to you as a dedicated employee working on the Third Street Promenade, and I wish to express my strong support for the proposed Entertainment Zone. This initiative, which would allow visitors to responsibly enjoy alcoholic beverages purchased from participating businesses within the public right-of-way, has the potential to significantly enhance our community and workplace.

The Third Street Promenade has faced challenges in recent years, including declining foot traffic and economic vitality. As someone who works here daily, I have witnessed firsthand how these issues impact not only the businesses but also the employees who rely on a vibrant and active environment. The introduction of an Entertainment Zone could revitalize the area, attracting more visitors and encouraging longer stays, which would, in turn, lead to increased sales and more stable employment opportunities for workers like myself.

Furthermore, allowing customers to carry alcohol outside designated businesses would create a more dynamic and engaging atmosphere, making the Promenade a more attractive destination for both locals and tourists. This increased activity could lead to more job openings, better tips, and a more positive work environment, as the area becomes livelier and more appealing.

I am also encouraged by the city's recent efforts to ease regulations and support businesses downtown, such as allowing game arcades and arcade bars, simplifying the review process for larger restaurants, and expanding alcohol service hours. These initiatives demonstrate a commitment to fostering a thriving downtown, and I believe the Entertainment Zone would be a natural and beneficial extension of these efforts.

In conclusion, as an employee who is deeply invested in the success of the Third Street Promenade, I urge you to support the implementation of the Entertainment Zone. This forward-thinking approach has the potential to revitalize our community, create more job opportunities, and enhance the overall experience for both workers and visitors.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Vina Nabor
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From: Kim Drobny <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 2:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 5-13 Agenda

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ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone. I think this ordinance is short sighted. Who needs to drink alcohol in public at 8am on a Tuesday? How will this do anything other than increase noise, public drunkenness, and mayhem, costing taxpayers more money for security and sanitation? Please vote no 2)ITEM 4J - Letter of Support on SB 79. SB 79 I do not support this free for all building give away. Santa Monica must hold on to its local control.
3)ITEM 4K - Change in Public Input Rules. This is a multi-pronged attempt to reduce our right to comment and provide input on Council actions. It limits comment to 2 minutes per public input section, rather than 2 minutes on each agenda item. It will automatically reduce public comment to 1 minute each if 25 or more people sign up to speak (which is nearly every meeting). In other words, the more upset we are with their actions, the more people who care enough to show up, the less time we will have to speak. Worst of all, it eliminates the ability to donate time to a single speaker.

This is a very useful tool when there is someone who best represents a group and has a more complicated presentation, or is a better speaker. It's hard to make a valid argument in 2 minutes (even worse if it's only 1 minute, which most meetings will now set) and donating time to a spokesperson for a group is an extremely valuable way to express community opinion to Council. Limiting our ability to speak out smacks of the kind of free speech crackdown we are seeing at the federal level. Santa Monica should be better than that.

Thank you
Kim Drobny
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From: Gregory Cole <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:55 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: RE: citizen comments on items before the city council 5/13/25

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Dear City Council Members- As a long term Santa Monica resident and co-homeowner with my wife, I would like to register our opposition with comment in red to the following four items coming before the council:
1) Agenda Item 4J – Support letter from SM for SB 79 -
We oppose authorizing the City’s support for SB 79 (Wiener) because SB79 would allow 7-story market rate apartment towers and without offering any affordable housing. Like most residents and homeowners, we have all abided the existing regulations limiting our own property buildings and remodels with major investments. Santa Monica is already high density with ever increasing limitations on water and parking and ever increasing congestion. It is flooded with outside visitors beyond this density. It is unacceptable to further damage our lifetime investments in our homes and the quality of life in this city. 2) Agenda Item 12A – End Owner Occupancy Requirement in SB9 We oppose ending this requirement to lose local control and enable developers further latitude to increase density without any of the intended benefits of supporting families trying to house their aging parents and the next generation with fewer and fewer job opportunities as they face the coming AI/ robotics onslaught on jobs. 3) Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone –
Aside from punishing residents with late night noise, this ordinance will inevitably lead to more visitors coming to party and leaving drunk and disorderly, often behind the wheel and capable of killing people. We see dead people and a council with responsibility.
4) Agenda Item 4K – Public Input Rules -
We oppose this change which limits the ability of any presentation of fact based reasoned arguments that would inform the council and public opinion. It inflates the impact of outsiders and insiders lobbying the council and city staff and diminish democratic governance that respects resident rights to voice their opinions in meaningful ways.

Thank you for considering our views,
Sincerely,
Greg M. Cole and Sally A. Frautschy
18 Seaview Terrace
Santa Monica, Ca. 90401
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From: Alicia Syres <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:56 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 10A-Promenade Entertainment Zone - Open Alcohol Consumption - OPPOSE

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To Whom It May Concern,
I am distressed to hear of the plan to allow open alcohol consumption on the Promenade (from 8Am - 2Am!). This is a bad idea that, coupled with the proposed 800 sq ft.digital display Boards, will only make our Downtown look and feel like a place not attractive to families and visitors here for a lovely beachsidetown experience.

If you do adopt this idea will you also be willing to invest in a robust enhancement of the Police Department so the problems that come along with this can be controlled to keep the area safe? ... I thought not.

Respectfully Submitted
Alicia Syres
Santa Monica, Ca.

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From: chuck chuckhusting.com <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:41 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City Council Agenda Items 4J - OPPOSE, Item 12A - OPPOSE, Item 10A - OPPOSE, Item4K - OPPOSE

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I STRONGLY OPPOSE the following measures before the City Council on Tuesday, May 13, 2024:
 Agenda Item 4J – Support letter from SM for SB 79 - OPPOSE  Agenda Item 12A – End Owner Occupancy Requirement in SB9 - OPPOSE  Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE Make the parking more economical and more people will go to the promenade. I think the counter car culture that has developed is more of a detraction than the leadershop realizes. Even metered parking, dropped from 90 minutes to 60 minutes on Wilshire. It is very difficult to have a business lunch within 60 minutes. These are important nuances. (the Promenade parking structures were free of charge when initially built. They don’t have to be free, but it has gotten more expensive, and the rates seem to change often. People do not like to be surprised with suddenly high parking rates.  Agenda Item 4K – Public Input Rules - OPPOSE
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From: safe matters <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:51 AM
To: David Yakobson
Subject: Item 10 on 5/13/25 residents input

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Dear Santa Monica City Council,
A. We, the 3rd,4th street residents 1100 block are formally submitting this petition opposing the creation of an Entertainment Zone on the 1200 block of 3rd Street Promenade. This ordinance threatens the peace, safety, and livability of our adjacent residential neighborhood, which includes seniors, families with children, and working professionals.

We suggest moving the Entertainment zone to 1300 Block.

B. If the City Council chooses to ignore resident opposition and proceeds with this ordinance, we demand immediate action and enforceable protections to prevent serious and ongoing disruption to our home lives.

Specifically, we request:

1. Real-time SMPD/RSO noise response, separate from life-threatening emergencies. We expect timely enforcement of municipal noise laws— not a next-day follow-up. “Life over property” is not an acceptable excuse for ignoring quality-of-life violations.

Code enforcement is closed weekend. Assign separate code enforced weekend to our area as back up.

The burden to control the undesirable, Raucous & amplified noise that reaches our homes should not be a Resident taxpayers burdon.

2. All amplified event speakers must be positioned at the southern tip of the kiosk, directing sound away from nearby residences and toward the Promenade South. This must apply to all DTSM and third-party event producers.

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2 3. 1212 Santa Monica must contain all amplified DJ/live music events within the interior of their establishment. Their current noise output is already excessive and inappropriate for a residential-adjacent area.

4. Installation of LVT surveillance cameras at 3rd & Wilshire to deter crime and promote safety. This corner has become increasingly vulnerable and must be proactively monitored.

5. Monthly reviews with community members to evaluate ongoing issues and document any increase in noise, crime, or public nuisance associated with the new Entertainment Zone—should it pass.

This ordinance is untested and unfit for a location so close to long standing residential housing. We urge the Council to consider the damage this will inflict on our families, our children, and our long-established neighborhood.

We expect the City to act with fairness, transparency, and accountability.

Sincerely,
Residents of Wilshire–Montana
1100 Block – Third & Fourth Streets
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310)428-6232
(R-lead3)
We have 2/3 of 1100 block 3-4 th streets so far opposing E-Zone on 1200 Block. Others are still not aware so we need more time and we can give your building addresses if need be for this Petition we rushed to make with time constraints.

Please note:

We have more buildings’ input pending meeting & we need more time as finding out through SMDP is not the way to get Resident input on Ordinance that severely impacts a quiet family neighborhood.

We want to work with you but we are not included effectively. Direct impact Resident feedback should be the priority.

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3 We will submit addendum to this petition week of 5/12/25 -5/19/25.

I think it’s important that you know how much that noise really reaches us inside our living rooms. We know you care about us so please let us know who to contact if we experience this negative impact inside our family homes.

Thank you for your considerate leadership in maintains our neighborhoods.

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1 David Yakobson
From: Andrew Hoyer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:47 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Barry Snell
Subject: Item 10A

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
After a lengthy discussion the Board of Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors strongly urge a vote against the plan to allow open alcohol consumption anywhere on the 3rd Street Promenade. Our membership of families and seniors would be harmed and discouraged from shopping by open drinking in the area.

Seniors and students frequently use bus transportation on Wilshire and then walk on the 1200 block to the shopping stores. Pali High is now ensconced in the former Sears & Roebucks building on the other side of Santa Monica Place. Open containers could be easily passed to minors or drunken patrons who were denied service inside an establishment. Complaints to the California ABC will increase requiring more enforcement for the local restaurants.

Most of you did not grow up here and do not know the history of the area. Please review the past problems of The Ball, All American Burger, South and The Parlour on Wilshire.

SMPD and Code Enforcement in this City are already overwhelmed with noise complaints. Local families and hotel guests from the Miramar and Huntley Hotels may be discouraged to enter the area from Wilshire Blvd.

The Board of Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors recognizes the need to restore a vibrant Promenade to its pre-Covid activities like music and performances. Please make it accessible and safe for all our residents and visitors.

Thank you for your service and consideration of the wellbeing of our residents and visitors.

Santa Monica Mid City Neighbors
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2 David Yakobson
From: Brian Tung <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:46 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: AGENDA ITEM 10A 5/13/25 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
To whom it may concern,
I oppose Agenda Item 10A, which I understand to permit open alcohol consumption on the Promenade in the 1200 block.
--
Brian Tung <[email protected]>
Google Voice +1 310 243 6983
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3 David Yakobson
From: Bernd Stephan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEM 10A , 5/13/25 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
As a long-time, tax-paying citizen of the City of Santa Monica, I STRONGLY OPPOSE Item 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone. I kindly request our City Council to oppose this proposal.

Sincerely,
Bernd Stephan
Santa Monica Resident
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4 David Yakobson
From: Shari Varnoos <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Move Entertainment Zone to be between Arizona and Santa Monica Zone to Reduce Noise Impact on Wilmont 3rd Street Residents

EXTERNAL
Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members,

I request that you move the proposed one-block open-container Entertainment Zone to the Arizona and Santa Monica block of 3rd Street Promenade. The 3rd Street Promenade already creates noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential neighborhood north of Wilshire. Moving the Entertainment Zone to the next block south will move the anticipated additional noise and amplified music a block away from the 1100 block on 3rd Street. This will help immensely.

If you do not approve this move, then you must develop and implement a real-time noise complaint process be put in place for the ongoing noise issues that will arise. We ask you to consider -- would you accept a 2:00 a.m. entertainment zone across from your home with amplified music and increased alcohol-related activity? If not, basic fairness demands that you extend the same consideration to Wilmont’s 3rd Street residents. Historically, the 3rd Street Promenade was designed and successfully implemented as an environment that was restaurants, retail and movies with no amplified sound in the 1200 block but allowed in the 1300 and 1400 block.

If you decide not to move the entertainment zone then the city must develop a noise enforcement process that reacts in real-time to noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential area. This might be accomplished with PSOs who are trained in decibel readings and have broader hours than code enforcement. We currently have no ability as residents to report and get enforcement in real-time because we have no enforcement staff on weekday nights, or Saturday and Sunday. However it is done, it must be a realtime process, not handled by police, but staffed appropriately for week day nights and Saturday and Sunday.

Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.

Sincerely
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5 S. Varnoos
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6 David Yakobson
From: beth burns <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: OPPOSE -- ITEM 10A - May 13, 2025

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members
OPPOSE: ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone

1. Have you personally lived near all-day/late night alcohol consumption? Would you encourage it, adjacent to your home? There will be many negative consequences from such an experiment.

2. Have you studied what happens in other cities when increased alcohol & drug use is suddenly approved? Unless you have seriously researched the outcomes of such, it's arrogant ignorance to assert benefits for the greater Santa Monica community. Please bring more due diligence and expertise to your " innovative " notions.

3. Item 10-A would only benefit a very few bars, clubbers & drinkers, many who are NOT Santa Monica residents. Who is served by this, besides Promenade bars, including "Santa Monica 1212", which appears to curry favors from Councilmember friends. Item 10A punishes residents & other Promenade businesses, restaurants & retail. It discourages residents & tourists from patronizing Third Street Promenade.

4. We live one block from Main Street. There is routine drunken shouting, incidents requiring police and trash all over all due to the extended drinking hours. We know, because we are awakened, and we clean up all kinds of liquor containers daily. Increased noise, public drunkenness, and mayhem from Item 10-A will cost we taxpayers more money for security and sanitation.

Please put your constituents, Santa Monica Residents FIRST! It is your democratic responsibility and duty to maturely prioritize what is Good for the most, before what benefits a few, ie, special interests.

Beth Burns
2nd Street, Ocean Park
Long Time Santa Monica Resident
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7 David Yakobson
From: Lori Akian <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:34 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEM 10A , 5/13/25 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
As a long-time, tax-paying citizen of the City of Santa Monica, I STRONGLY OPPOSE Item 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone. I kindly request our City Council to oppose this proposal.

Sincerely,
Lori Stephan
Santa Monica Resident
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8 David Yakobson
From: Michele Modglin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:32 AM
To: Barry Snell; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; Ellis Raskin
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 10A meeting 5/13/25 PROMENADE ENTERTAINMENT ZONE...OPPOSE!!

EXTERNAL
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9 DEAR CITY COUNCIL:

I OPPOSE ITEM 10A!
PLEASE VOTE NO!!

THANK YOU,

MICHELE MODGLIN
1)ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone. This ordinance would allow open alcohol consumption on The Promenade in the 1200 block (Wilshire end) from 8am to 2am, 7 days a week. WHY? Who needs to drink alcohol in public at 8am on a Tuesday? How will this do anything other than increase noise, public drunkenness, and mayhem, costing taxpayers more money for security and sanitation? The owners of the bar/restaurant 1212 want this. Does anyone else??? Item 10-A
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10 Item 10-A
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1 David Yakobson
From: Jerry Bass <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:22 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; [email protected]; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Fwd: CORRECTED FOR CLARITY :5-13-25 SM City Council Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
From: [email protected]
Subject:5-13-25 SM City Council Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE
Date: May 12, 2025 at 11:22:52 PM PDT
To: City Council <[email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Council Members:

Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE This ordinance would allow open alcohol consumption on The Promenade in the 1200 block (Wilshire end) from 8am to 2am, 7 days a week. Who needs to drink alcohol in public at 8am on a Tuesday? How will this do anything other than increase noise, public drunkenness, and mayhem, costing taxpayers more money for security and sanitation? The owners of the bar/restaurant 1212 want this. Do the neighbors? In the 1990s. Santa Monica Police Department declared in front of the City Council, during input of the citywide alcohol policy,that they would not be enforcing the CUP for alcohol conditions.

Has that changed? Has the police endorsed this entertainment plan as sound? Item 10-A
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2 In the ‘90’s the State of California’s alcohol beverage control department had officers that handled 5000 alcohol outlets in the district in which Santa Monica is located. At that time Santa Monica ranked third in the state of California for the amount of alcohol outlets, per capita with an absolutely inadequate alcohol, beverage control department enforcement capability. Has the ABC enforcement capability for Santa Monica and the district in which it resides improved or increased?
In The 1990’s no more than two officers were assigned Tuesday through Sunday to monitor all the alcohol outlets in the city… Has that changed? if not, in the absence of adequate“control of the consumption of alcohol and the location for that consumption” it would be reckless and endangerment to the residence of the City Of Santa Monica not to mention that in 1990, there were the 300,000 visitors that migrated to our city per day…
In those days, we did not have a regional national or international police force in terms of numbers of personnel to handle this large amount of visitor population… Has that need been addressed in all this time if not, there should be no entertainment zone I strongly urge you to oppose any sort of increase to the length of time and the location and the walking around with open beverages in the “entertainment zone”. Simply put —there is not enough protection and monitoring to make this a safe decision in good keeping with Santa Monica planning practices. It is a short cited, reckless and dangerous idea.

Thank you,
JerryBass
40 year resident of the City Of Santa Monica
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3 David Yakobson
From: Ray and Dina Johnson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:23 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Oppose promenade open booze carry

EXTERNAL
Please dont allow open booze carry
Thanks
R and D Johnson
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1 David Yakobson
From: Rachel Bayne <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Barry Snell; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; Ellis Raskin
Subject: ITEM 4J 5/13/2025 - OPPOSE and ITEM 10A 5/13/2025 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Negrete, Mayor pro-tem Torosis, and Council Members, Please see reasonings for "oppose" requests below. Thank you.

ITEM 4J - SB 79. OPPOSE.

SB 79 (Weiner) is a giveaway to developers which enables buildings up to 7 stories to be built without formal review or environmental impact study, anywhere within 1/2 mile of mass transit.

There is NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING requirement, which means developers can build 100% market rate apartment towers, anywhere in Santa Monica near a bus line - which is virtually all of the city except the northern and southernmost borders, and even these could be subject to 7 story buildings if a bus line were to be added to San Vicente, for instance. Ben Allen opposes as well.

ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone -
5/13/2025 - OPPOSE.
- THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SHOULD NOT SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE ALCOHOLISM ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE IN PUBLIC SPACES AND ALSO THEN GETTING INTO VEHICLES AND DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED. - THIS WOULD MAKE THE JOB HARDER FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO KEEP SANTA MONICA SAFE FOR ALL - RESIDENTS AND VACATIONERS ALIKE.

SANTA MONICA = HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

LET'S CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE/FAMILY VACATION.

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1 David Yakobson
From: Luba Rosenblum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:49 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEMS 10A, 4J, 4K, 5/13/25 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
I would like to voice my strong opposition to items 10A, 4J and 4K being discussed by the City Council.

Why in the world would residents want to live in a city where people can hang out drunk at the local promenade, where large buildings can be built without an environmental impact study and where citizens' rights to voice their opinions is being curtailed? This is a residential neighborhood, not the strip in Las Vegas. This seems like a very clear, wrong direction for the future of this city.

Thank you,
Luba Rosenblum
--
Luba Rosenblum, MS, RDN
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist | Pacific Nutrition Partners 310.486.3901
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1 David Yakobson
From: Burr Leonard <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 8:28 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Vote no on IZO

EXTERNAL
To the Santa Monica City Council:

Jesse Zwick promoted IZO as a way to turn the Promenade into “Beale Street,” a section of Memphis.

Does he really believe that allowing people to drink alcohol from 8 am to 2 pm in and around the shopping center will spawn the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and BB. King? Or is it the 70%-80% profit that the restaurants and bars take in on alcohol versus the 15 % profit on food? Has he considered the lives of the residents in the neighborhood or only of more money for his pet projects, forget the resulting drunkenness, thuggery, brawls, howls, smashing bottles, and endless sirens outside the doors of the people he is supposed to represent?
So, as a homeowner who pays property taxes, I urge you to vote no on turning the Promenade into an “entertainment zone." Doing so will not revitalize our city but instead scare away families and shoppers.

The City Council’s claim that “everybody” wants it must mean that the restaurant and bar owners want it. But when The City Council prioritizes money over the quality of life of its voters, we remember.

Sincerely,
Burr Leonard
101 California Avenue Unit 704
Santa Monica, CA 90403
415-299-0013
[email protected]
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1 David Yakobson
From: Margaret Bach <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:29 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: ITEM 10A -- OPPOSE Promenade Entertainment Zone

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
As one of the original members of the Third Street Development Corporation board, I worked to bring what was then called "The Mall" to a new vision -- a place for community, for families, for shopping, for dining and entertainment -- a place that suited both locals and tourists.

It is time to return to that vision -- and to refresh and reshape what is now called The Promenade to meet those admirable goals.

The so-called Promenade Entertainment Zone proposal goes against that vision. It would constitute a grotesque surrender to a single commercial interest -- and would defeat the ongoing efforts to reinvigorate the Promenade.

I urge you to oppose the ordinance that would establish the Promenade Entertainment Zone on the 1200 block.

Sincerely,
Margaret Bach
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2 David Yakobson
From: Amy Pohlig <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: No Outside Drinking in Promenade

EXTERNAL
Stunning it’s come to this. I implore you to put the tax player dollars into security first and then the businesses and people will come back.

We already have increasing crime in downtown Santa Monica at all hours, increasingly, since the council approved the metro rail. It used to be you would tell yourself and your family, don’t go downtown after midnight. Now, for my family, it’s don’t go downtown at all after 8pm.

People getting stabbed, shot, physical fights all day long, and in the evening, down at the pier, on the sand in the morning, right in front of the police station (fall ‘24). Businesses left because the people left, and the people left because of the crime.

We pull up, run inside to get our take out, and leave downtown asap. Movies - only daytime. My gen z son and his friends avoid downtown like the plague.

Per my son, and his friends, what would increase business is if there were increase in security personnel so everyone felt safe. Then bring back bookstores with cafes, restaurants, movie theatres. Safe outdoor places to hang out with friends and the family.

You’re going to draw in more gangs and drunken brawls because all you’re offering is a draw for gangs and mayhem and unaware tourists who don’t know what they’re getting themselves into. No place for the under age children to roam and hangout with friends, or families. And, think of the increased number of drunk drivers and train riders you’ll set loose in the city and the wider community.

It’s a desperate act for a city in desperate times. When Westwood got out of hand in the late 80s and a gang person shot and killed someone, it ended Westwood as a destination for decades. One shooting downtown anywhere near the promenade and it’s all over.

Thank you for reading.

Sincerely,
Amy Pohlig
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3 David Yakobson
From: Deborah Roetman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:52 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 1)ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone.

EXTERNAL
Regarding: 1)ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone.

I cannot believe the council is actually considering this. It will only increase noise, public drunkenness and violence as well as degrade the image of our city and discourage tourists. Please stop this madness.

Deborah Roetman
Santa Moncia resident
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1 David Yakobson
From: Paula Mayerson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:51 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Oppose Items 4J & 10A & 4K

EXTERNAL
As long time residents of Santa Monica we oppose resolutions 10A, 4J and 4K on the agenda for this week's city council meeting. Resolution 10A will increase crime and noise in the already unsafe and over crowded Promenade. Item 4J allows developers to over build large, expensive, tall structures without being subject to the rules ordinary citizens must obey, and Item 4K silences dissent from ordinary citizens who are already frustrated by not having their voices heard. The city council should represent the wishes of their residents. Paula Mayerson and Lawrence Karr 445 15th Street, Santa Monica Item 10-A
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2 David Yakobson
From: M Wickline <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 8:01 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Marcy Hardart
Subject: OPPOSE Items 4J, 4K, and 10A

EXTERNAL
This is insanity--to allow developers to build these large buildings without formal review or environmental impact studies. It is wrongheaded and smells of corruption.

And then, to limit our ability to speak and comment on these changes at city meetings? What is happening to Santa Monica?
And you also want to allow day drinking in public in the 1200 block of the promenade!? It would be one thing to allow cafe tables assigned to licensed restaurants to serve beverages within 20 feet of the bistro or bar. But turning the whole block into a party zone? For some kind of daily 8 am frat party? Were you raving drunk when you put this item up for review? 8am to 2 am drinking in a public space. I at least thank you for allowing nearby residents some quiet time to recover for 6 hours between the 2 and 8 am block parties. Maybe some part of you does still care about residents! PLEASE do not let these outrages to go through.

Matt Wickline
( resident since 1990 )
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1 David Yakobson
From: Suzanne Hunt <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:36 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: OPPOSE 4J, OPPOSE 4K, OPPOSE 10A, OPPOSE 12A

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
I am resident of the Northeast Neighborhood. Please stop the overbuilding, we cannot get from point A to point B in this city any more in any reasonable time frame. Since the fires, all of the PCH traffic is diverted through our town that used to go north through PCH. This city is becoming unlivable. We have small children, and just getting them home from school can take 20-30 minutes. They have practices in our city, that takes 45 minutes round trip just to cross through the city.

Focus on our residents. Stop putting these builders profits ahead of all of those who live here.

OPPOSE 4J
Stop the overbuilding. We do not need to weigh in on this bill. Leave our city alone, you are ruining it.

OPPOSE 4K -
The public deserves to have a voice in their city.

OPPOSE 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone.

If you stopped the free needle exchange program, many of these businesses problems would be solved. People are afraid to dine in our city with the mental health crisis that we have with many of our homeless. Help get the homeless to somewhere they can be safe and live.

OPPOSE 12A - End Owner Occupancy Requirement
STOP THE OVERBUILDING. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

Thank you
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3 David Yakobson
From: Daniel Galamba <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:12 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; Daniel Galamba
Subject: City Council Meeting on May 13, 2025: Please oppose items 4J, 12A, 10A and 4K

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
I must urge you to oppose items 4J, 12A, 10A and 4K on the May 13, 2025 calendar. 1) Agenda Item 4J – Support letter from SM for SB 79 - OPPOSE SB79 would allow 7-story market rate apartment towers in almost all of Santa Monica without offering any affordable housing.
2) Agenda Item 12A – End Owner Occupancy Requirement in SB9 - OPPOSE The owner occupancy requirement in SB9 was meant to encourage multi-generational housing. Removing it will open up neighborhoods to land speculators.
3) Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE This ordinance would allow open alcohol consumption on The Promenade in the 1200 block (Wilshire end) from 8am to 2am, 7 days a week. How will this do anything other than increase noise, public drunkenness, and mayhem, costing taxpayers more money for security and sanitation? This will also scare away non-alcohol users to the Promenade and we need these people to revitalize the Promenade. 4) Agenda Item 4K – Public Input Rules - OPPOSE
This Agenda Item seeks to limit comments from the public to 2 minutes per public input section, rather than 2 minutes on each agenda item. It will automatically reduce public comment to 1 minute each if 25 or more people sign up to speak. It also eliminates the ability to donate time to a single speaker, which is helpful when there is someone who best represents a group and has a more complicated presentation that requires more than 2 minutes.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Dr Daniel Galamba
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1 David Yakobson
From: Laura M. Gallant <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:36 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; [email protected]
Subject: Regarding upcoming votes on development issues

EXTERNAL
Dear council members,
I understand you are considering the following items in an upcoming meeting:
* Removing Owner Occupancy Requirement for single-family lot splits * Eliminating public input on commercial development
* Upzoning of 2644 30th St (30th/Ocean Park Blvd)
* Approving SB79
* Changing the length of public input at Council meetings I am strongly opposed to the actions above and ask you to take the residents' opinions into consideration ahead of your vote. These actions run highly counter to the views of residents of Sunset Park and require meaningful discussion ahead of any changes.

Thank you for your consideration.

Laura Gallant
Resident
2225 26th St, Santa Monica
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1 David Yakobson
From: Laura M. Gallant <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:36 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick; [email protected]
Subject: Regarding upcoming votes on development issues

Thank you for your consideration.

Laura Gallant
Resident
2225 26th St, Santa Monica
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May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Leslie Butchko <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:39 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 5/13/25 Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Dear Council; Members,
5/13/25 Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE Leslie Butchko
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2 David Yakobson
From: Elizabeth Lerer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Item #10.A.- Promenade Entertainment Zone - May 13, 2025

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,
NO to an open container booze zone!
What a dangerous proposal that will draw police away from protecting other areas of the city.

This harebrained idea will also repel residents and families from enjoying the Promenade area.

Please do NOT promote this poorly conceived idea.

Much better ideas can be found in this opinion piece by SMa.r.t.

SM.a.r.t Column: Open Container, Closed Minds:

Why Santa Monica's Outdoor Drinking Plan Will
Likely Drown
smmirror.com
Please re-read it.

Thank you,
Elizabeth Lerer
Santa Monica resident
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
3 David Yakobson
From: Ann Hoover <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:22 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: Elaine Polachek; Susan Cline; Douglas Sloan; Susan Cola; Jennifer Taylor; Nia Tang; Heather Averick; Heidi von Tongeln; Jing Yeo; Armine Chaparyan; Ramon Batista; Erika Aklufi; Matthew Hallock; Nikima Newsome
Subject: 05-13-25 Council Meeting - Item 10.A. - Promenade Entertainment Zone - FEEDBACK FROM PACIFIC PALISADES!

EXTERNAL
Feedback and valid questions about the program from a Pacific Palisades journalist and some of her readers, including several who relocated to Santa Monica after their homes burned down in January:
https://www.circlingthenews.com/alcohol-must-be-drunk-in-a-non-glass-non-metal-container/ Text of the article + comments:

In order to walk around on the Santa Monica promenade with alcoholic drinks they would have to be put in a non-glass, non-metal container.

Alcoholics rejoice. One may start drinking publicly at 8 a.m. seven days a week, if the Santa Monica City Council approves a full-time entertainment zone on May 13.

The Santa Monica City Council is asking for a full-time entertainment zone that would allow public alcohol consumption between 8 a.m. and 2 a.m. seven days a week. Alcoholic drinks would also need to be served in containers that are not made of glass or metal. Does that mean the environmentallysensitive Santa Monica will be using plastic? The reason for promoting this zone according to Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem Caroline Torosis is “If we want to bring our tourists and regional visitors back downtown, I think we need to make it worth their while.”
Many residents have argued for years that the way to bring tourists back to the Promenade is to clean up the homeless some of whom are mentally ill and lay in front of doorsteps, defecate on the streets.

Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
4 People have argued that there should be help for the addicts who also frequent the promenade and leave drug needles (supplied by the L.A. County of Public Health) in public places.

If it passes, Santa Monica would implement the program in early June, with the Pride on the Promenade event on June 21.

Patrons who are of legal drinking age will be able to purchase alcoholic beverages at a business on the Promenade that has a license to serve alcohol. People can then consume that drink outside within the designated zone, which will run three blocks of the Promenade.

An April 2024 study from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers showed that about 16,800 deaths could be prevented annually, if people limited their alcohol consumption.

And bathrooms? Will there be special porta-potties set up for those consuming booze – or does this mean there will be increased public urination. Who will be responsible for cleaning up the vomit of those who over consume?
How will Santa Monica track those drinking to make sure they don’t drive afterwards? Will the City be responsible if a drunk driver kills someone?
It remains to be seen if the City Council answers any of these questions at its Tuesday meeting.

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May 11, 2025 at 10:02 pm
Well said. Well said. I wonder if the clowns on the City Council read CTN? Perhaps they should. They need to answer your many excellent questions. But we’ve all learned politicians don’t have to answer questions, even if they burn your village down, plus 10,000 structures, displace 100,000+ people, of which 12 were killed and 7 are missing. And SO much more. 눸눵눹눶눺눻눼눷

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May 12, 2025 at 8:02 am
Santa Monica’s idea is so misguided. They want to bring commerce back to their ruined City… with alcohol? Healthy drinking..if there is such a thing is a social activity. You sit with friends and enjoy. The flip side is drinking just to drink. Which population do we think they’re going to attract?
I’d rather see some creativity. Close off the area. Pay to enter. Attract great restaurateurs.

Tables in the middle. Walk-ups selling tapas, pizza by the slice, specialty beers and drinks. Fun, safe and protected. Close at midnight. 臩自臫臬臭臮苂苃苁

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Lea Lane says:

These are the ideas of the clueless politicians that you all have voted for. Nothing changes until YOU get rid of them
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
7 David Yakobson
From: Ann Maggio <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:09 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEM 10A - Oppose

EXTERNAL
Dear Insane-a-Monica Council,
NO
Ann Maggio Thanawalla
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth." - Albert Einstein Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
8 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:04 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members,
I oppose Agenda Item 10A.

Thank you for considering my opinion for Santa Monica
John Dahl
Santa Monica Resident
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
10 David Yakobson
From: Richard Orton <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 8:41 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda item 10A May 13 Open Container on Promenade: I'm Opposed

EXTERNAL
Dear Council,
I think open container use on the Promenade is a bad idea that can only bring more problems to our city.

Please find another way to rejuvenate the failing Promenade.

Thanks,
Richard Orton
Ocean Park
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
11 David Yakobson
From: Anita <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 8:28 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Barry Snell
Cc: Armine Chaparyan; Elaine Polachek
Subject: City Council Mtg. - 5/13/2025 - Item 10A - Move Entertainment Zone to be between Arizona and Santa Monica Zone to Reduce Noise Impact on Wilmont 3rd Street Residents

EXTERNAL
Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members,

Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
12 Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.

Anita Szafran
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
13 David Yakobson
From: Carol van Heerden <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 8:05 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Drinking on the Promenade

EXTERNAL
Hello,
I’m writing to express my concern about the recent idea that free range drinking on the Promenade is a good thing. These 3-4 blocks are traditionally populated by family friendly venues and activities such as shopping, dining, movie-going, and entertainment by various buskers, dancers, musicians etc., some talented and some not so much. But that’s been the tradition.

Kids have hung out with friends there after school for years. Now that Pali High is temporarily located in the old Sears building, minors are in even closer proximity to open-ended drinking by adults. Some of these adults may be members of our unhoused population, possibly already imbibing in alcohol or drugs and finding a welcome environment to do so.

Pedestrian injuries and traffic fatalities have increased in our city in the last few years. My fear is that this will increase with additional drunk drivers in the area.

Open-ended drinking doesn’t seem like a great model for kids and teens, and could possibly create a less safe environment than already exists.

Tourists and shoppers from outside our city may decide it’s not a safe or welcoming environment, and opt to take their business elsewhere.

My concern is also that crime will increase and safety will become harder to maintain.

Please allow citizens to debate, discuss, and weigh in on this new concept. Additional security will be a must, particularly at night.

I’m not a fan of this idea and hope the residents of Santa Monica will contribute their opinions as well, and that those opinions will be carefully listened to.

Sincerely,
Carol van Heerden
30 year resident of SM
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: T GROSSMAN <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems; Council Mailbox; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Cc: [email protected]; zinajosephs; [email protected] Subject: Say no! Re council agenda items for May 13

EXTERNAL
Hello, I'm writing to voice my strong opposition to the following items on your agenda tonight and asking you to vote no to:

Owner Occupancy Requirement Removal
Elimination of public input on commercial development
Changing the length of public input and abolishing time donation at Council Mtgs Changing zoning (upzoning) of 30th Street/Ocean Park parcel SB78 housing bill
There is a public perception the council is encouraging the destruction of our neighborhoods in favor of overdevelopment. What will you do to demonstrate your support of our neighborhoods, residents and livable communities? Say no to the five items listed above.

District elections are coming and for some of us, not soon enough. Residents will still be here, fighting for our environment and the communities that make Santa Monica vibrant and a place to truly call home.

Thank you,
Tina Grossman
Resident of Sunset Park since 1992
Resident of Santa Monica since 1979
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Jason Mastbaum <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:07 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
I am writing to join Santa Monica Forward in supporting adoption of item 10.A bringing a permanent entertainment zone on the Promenade, and item 16.E, on the creation of an additional entertainment zone at the Pier as part of bringing back large-scale concerts at the Pier. Thank you for your work on these items and to Councilmembers Hall and Zwick and Mayor Negrete for bringing forward item 16.E.

Thank you,
Jason
90403
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
2 David Yakobson
From: Dustin Shahan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 10:04 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Dustin Shahan
90401
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:09 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda Item 10A on 5/13/25 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council Members,
Please do NOT support Agenda Item 10A on 5/13/25. Let’s not damage or ruin this city with this ill-conceived proposal.

Thank you,
Kirk & Nan Borcherding
residents
924 25th Street
Santa Monica
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Sally Reinman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 7:25 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; [email protected]
Subject: Oppose Agenda Item 10A

EXTERNAL
Dear Coucilmembers,
Please oppose item 10 A. There is NO reason to grant alcohol consumption from 8 am to 2 am 7 days a week. We are not opposed to alcohol consumption but from noon to 2 am is much more reasonable.

Thank you,
Sally Reinman
Marcel Geloen
11 Vicente Terrace
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Penny Haberman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 7:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: TUESDAY TOWN HALL MEETING

EXTERNAL
OPPOSE: 1)ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone.

OPPOSE: 2)ITEM 4J - Letter of Support on SB 79
Penny Haberman
Santa Monica, CA
90405
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Marcy Hardart <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:07 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone, 5/13/25 OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
As a Santa Monica resident for almost 30 years, I hate this idea. The last thing we need is more drinking during the day in that area. I am a pediatrician in Santa Monica, and this will encourage underage drinking. PLEASE do not enact this!
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Rachel Bayne <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 5:41 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone - 5/13/2025 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL

THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA SHOULD NOT SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE ALCOHOLISM OUTSIDE IN PUBLIC SPACES.

THIS WOULD NOT MAKE THE PROMENADE FAMILY/VACATIONER FRIENDLY.

THIS WOULD MAKE THE JOB HARDER FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO KEEP SANTA MONICA SAFE FOR ALL - RESIDENTS AND VACATIONERS ALIKE.

SANTA MONICA = HEALTHY NOT ALCOHOLISM.

Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Lee Rosenbaum <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 5:18 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Opposition to several agenda items for May 13 Council Meeting

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers:

Please note that, as a longtime Santa Monica resident, I disapprove of three items on your agenda for your meeting tomorrow:

1. Item 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone. This looks like a Hail, Mary to save the Promenade.

It’s a terrible idea. It encourages open drinking for 18 hours a day in an area that most residents have come to shun due to the substantial presence of vagrants who mostly appear to have serious addiction or mental health issues. As I said, this is a terrible idea.

2. Item 4J - Letter of Support on SB 79. Why support a give-away to developers with no requirement that they provide affordable housing? Another terrible idea.

3. Item 4K - Change in Public Input Rules. At a time when we are witnessing attacks on public citizens who dare to speak out in opposition to government at all levels, limiting the ability of the public to speak at Council meetings is a retrograde attack on the democratic process. Another terrible idea.

I sincerely hope that you have the good sense to reject all three of these proposals.

Lee Rosenbaum
211 Marguerita Avenue
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
2 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 6:27 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: I OPPOSE three agenda items on Tues 5-13-25 Meeting: 1) ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone; 2) ITEM 4J - Letter of Support on SB 79; and 3) ITEM 4K - Change in Public Input Rules

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica Council Members,
I strongly oppose three agenda items on Tuesday, 5-13-25 MeeƟng: 1) ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone; 2) ITEM 4J - LeƩer of Support on SB 79; and 3) ITEM 4K - Change in Public Input Rules.

Agenda ITEM 10A is a terrible idea and I believe it will cause many problems and safety issues on the Promenade and will not encourage more people to visit the Promenade. I want the Promenade to be a safe place and this will not help with that. I am strongly against ITEM 4J as I oppose taller structures in general and do not like that affordable housing would not be included. I oppose ITEM 4K as it’s a bad idea to limit public comment—it’s important to get adequate public feedback that’s not limited to such a short Ɵme.

Thank you,
Howard Eliash
LongƟme Resident of Santa Monica
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Ellie Farbstein <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 11:50 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City council meeting

EXTERNAL
Dear council people
I am a very long time resident of Santa Monica (more than 40 years) I am against drinking hours 8am-2:00 Am on the promenade. Do not allow this.

I am against changing the council rules concerning how long resident may speak at meetings. WE ARE THE CITY. and I do not want changes to building heights to be allowed without major reviews and impact reports done.

You are elected to represent our wants and needs. Do not ignore this email and my views.

Sincerely
Ellen Farbstein
219. 14 th st
Santa Monica 90402
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Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:12 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: hi

EXTERNAL
I am against item 10a ie., late n˝h† drinking alchohole. on the 3rd st prominade.

Mitchell Lachman
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: girltunes <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 1:19 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda Items: 4J, 12A, 10A, and 4K

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I stand with Northeast Neighbors in OPPOSING Agenda Items 4J, 12A, 10A and 4K.

When are you going to actually represent the residents? We don't want a high rise, shadowy. overdeveloped urban jungle with no open space and scarce resources. And your gag rule in Item 4K exemplifies your hostility to Santa Monicans.

Sincerely,
Ferris Gluck
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
2 David Yakobson
From: Rose Nelson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 10:39 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: OPPOSE Agenda items 4J, 12A, 10A,4K meeting 5/13/25 I OPPOSE these items

EXTERNAL
I oppose the agenda items as noted in subject line.

Rose Nelson
35 year Santa Monica resident
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
3 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:24 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 4j - 12a - 10a - 4k

EXTERNAL
Hello
I’m writing you today to express my opposition of the following items - 4j - 12a - 10a - 4k.

I am a lifelong Santa Monica resident, born and raised attending Santa Monica schools. Roosevelt, Lincoln, samo high and crossroads.

My grandparents moved to Santa Monica in the 50s - you’d be hard pressed to find a resident with deeper roots here than myself.

I love this city very much.

With that I ask you to please oppose these actions items.

Public drinking all day long on the promenade does not help us restore what was once the envy of the country for family entertainment.

Nor does building 7 story apartments buildings in our beautiful residential neighborhoods.

Thank you
Jared Freedman
Sent from my iPhone
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
4 David Yakobson
From: Carol Dickinson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:09 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 0PP0SE Items 12A, 4J, 4K & 10A at City Council Meeting 5/13/25

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Negrete and City Councilmembers,
I oppose Item 12A and its 5 development proposals that would ruin our city forever. Items 4J and 4K are included in12A along with the up-zoning of 1331 Wilshire and 2644 30th Street, the elimination of public input on commercial developments and the end to owner occupancy requirements for single-family lot splits.

SB 79 is a terrible bill that will ruin single-family and small multi-family neighborhoods. There are no requirements in the bill for affordable housing, public input or environmental impact studies. The developers will have a feeding frenzy! Residents are not in favor of SB 79 Developers are.

Item 10A is an absolute joke! Only alcoholics drink at 8:00 in the morning. The result will be public drunkenness, more criminal acts and chaos. At present, we do not have enough police officers in our neighborhoods. With public alcohol consumption going on between 8:00 A.M. and 2:00 A.M., we will have even less officers available.

I doubt that the atmosphere will be very inviting for families. In reality, more tourists will be attracted to the Promenade if it’s clean and safe and not overrun with homeless people instead of shoppers.

Lastly, what is the point of Item 4K besides stifling public comments? You would think that these new time limits were proposed by the MAGA crew and Trump. Please represent your constituents and vote NO on items 12A, 4J, 10A and 4K.

Sincerely,
Carol Dickinson
1030 25th Street
Santa Monica
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: S Ruth <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 7:11 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: City Council Agenda Items 4J - OPPOSE, Item 12A - OPPOSE, Item 10A - OPPOSE, Item4K - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
My family and I STRONGLY OPPOSE the following measures before the City Council on Tuesday, May 13, 2024:
 Agenda Item 4J – Support letter from SM for SB 79 - OPPOSE  Agenda Item 12A – End Owner Occupancy Requirement in SB9 - OPPOSE  Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE While I am not opposed to the idea in concept, the Council needs to consider limited locations, security and hours. This could be a nightmare if not properly monitored and controlled. It also needs to be an asset for the existing small businesses, not an additional liability.
 Agenda Item 4K – Public Input Rules - OPPOSE
Best Regards,
Steve Ruth
1501 Georgina Ave, Santa Monica
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Jesus <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 1:54 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Jesus, 90405
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Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
2 David Yakobson
From: John Lin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:11 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
90401
John Lin
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
3 David Yakobson
From: Kyle Rebar <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 6:45 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Kyle Rebar
90405
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Richard Robin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 7:11 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Oppose

EXTERNAL
Agenda Item 4J – Support letter from SM for SB 79 - OPPOSE Agenda Item 12A – End Owner Occupancy Requirement in SB9 - OPPOSE Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE Agenda Item 4K – Public Input Rules - OPPOSE
Richard Robin
818-621-3964
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Adeena Karsseboom Fitterman <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 7:32 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 5/13/2025 Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Why would drinking from 8:00am - 2:00am be safe and helpful to the neighborhood. More people may drink and drive, will encourage underage drinking, etc….

Make it safe, and business will improve.

I OPPOSE
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Estates Director
310.991.8166
[email protected]
9440 Santa Monica Blvd, PH | Beverly Hills CA. 90210
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On May 13, 2025, at 7:28 AM, Adeena Karsseboom Fitterman <[email protected]> wrote:

I hereby oppose Agenda Item 12A - end Owner Occupancy Requirement iin SB9 This will ruin the neighborhoods, safety of children, and the congestion will be unliveable.

OPPOSE
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025
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Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025
3 David Yakobson
From: Becky Zambrano <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 6:57 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Andrew Thomas (Downtown Santa Monica); Caroline Torosis; Josh Kurpies; Douglas Sloan; councilmtgitems
Cc: SM
Subject: Entertainment Zone Pilot Program

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council and City of Santa Monica staff involved in the “Entertainment Zone” pilot program,
We as a Senor Community at 1125 third Street, strongly oppose the proposed ordinance for the 1200 Block.

Our community is directly adjacent to the 1200 block and the Promenade. This proposal threatens to further disrupt the safety, peace, and quality of life for the families and longterm residents in our neighborhood. We are already experiencing an increase in noise, crime, and disruptive behavior spilling over from the Promenade area. Expanding entertainment activities without firm controls will only make this worse.

If the City moves forward with this ordinance despite resident opposition, we strongly urge you to implement the following conditions:

1. Strict and enforceable time limits on events and amplified sound.

2. Speaker direction restrictions, requiring all sound equipment to face south toward Arizona Avenue and the Promenade, not into our residential neighborhood.

3. Zero tolerance enforcement on open container violations and public intoxication, particularly to prevent the increased risk of impaired driving.

We are concerned about the growing presence of alcohol-related activity and its consequences, including public safety risks and deterioration of neighborhood quality.

Without strong oversight and consideration for nearby residents, this ordinance will only attract more crime, loitering, and late-night disturbances.

We respectfully request that the Council vote against this ordinance, or at minimum, amend it to include strict protective measures for neighboring residential blocks.

Please contact us with any questions. We also urge Council to review the petition from residents of the 1100 block, which will be submitted by noon on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Item 10-A
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4 Becky Zambrano, COS
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5 David Yakobson
From: suzanne Verge <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 6:54 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 5-13-25 oppose: ITEM 10A Alcohol & Promenade, ITEM 4J - SB 79, ITEM 4K - Change in Public Input Rules

EXTERNAL
I urge you to oppose the following items at tonight’s meeting:

ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone
We can come up with a better solution to bring people to the Promenade.

ITEM 4J - Letter of Support on SB 79. SB 79 (Weiner) - There is NO AFFORDABLE HOUSING requirement.

ITEM 4K - Change in Public Input Rules.This is a multi-pronged attempt to reduce our right to comment and provide input on Council actions.

With gratitude,
Suzanne Verge
Santa Monica resident
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6 David Yakobson
From: Michele Biagioni <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 6:42 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Barry Snell
Cc: Armine Chaparyan; Elaine Polachek
Subject: City Council Mtg- 5/13/2025- Item 10A- Move Entertainment Zone to be between Arizona and Santa Monica Zone to Reduce Noise Impact on Wilmont Residents

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Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 6:42 am
Subject: City Council Mtg. - 5/13/2025 - Item 10A - Move Entertainment Zone to be between Arizona and Santa Monica Zone to Reduce Noise Impact on Wilmont 3rd Street Residents
To: Lana Negrete <[email protected]>, Caroline Torosis <[email protected]>, Ellis Raskin
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Dan Hall <[email protected]>, Jesse Zwick <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Cc: Armine Chaparyan <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>

Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members,

I request that you move the proposed one-block open-container Entertainment Zone to the Arizona and Santa Monica block of 3rd Street Promenade. The 3rd Street Promenade already creates noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential neighborhood north of Wilshire. Moving the Entertainment Zone to the next block Item 10-A
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7 south will move the anticipated additional noise and amplified music a block away from the 1100 block on 3rd Street. This will help immensely.

If you decide not to move the entertainment zone then the city must develop a noise enforcement process that reacts in real-time to noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential area. This might be accomplished with PSOs who are trained in decibel readings and have broader hours than code enforcement. We currently have no ability as residents to report and get enforcement in real-time because we have no enforcement staff on weekday nights, or Saturday and Sunday. However it is done, it must be a real-time process, not handled by police, but staffed appropriately for week day nights and Saturday and Sunday.

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9 David Yakobson
From: Jenn Roth Krieger <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 6:37 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Members:

As a longtime resident of Santa Monica, I am writing to OPPOSE AGENDA ITEM 10A.

This ordinance would allow open alcohol consumption on The Promenade in the 1200 block (Wilshire end) from 8am to 2am, 7 days a week. The public safety impacts and quality of life impact for those of us who live in this City are dramatic. We do not need visitors drink alcohol in public and certainly not beginning early morning and continuing through the night. This measure will increase noise, public drunkenness, and mayhem, costing taxpayers more money for security and sanitation.

I strongly object to this measure and urge its rejection. There are creative, productive ways to increase tourism that do not include tunring our promenade into a more unseemly place than it already is.

Thank you, Jennifer Roth Krieger
839 Yale Street, Santa Monica
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10 David Yakobson
From: Gary Freedman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 6:02 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda Item 10A- May 13 Meeting --OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
To Whom It May Concern.

As 50+ year residents of Santa Monica and a property owner on Third Street Promenade, this idea to allow open use of liquor is a terrible idea.

It is not even a band aid for something that needs radical surgery.

The Third Street Promenade, once the pride of the City, is in very poor condition because it is no longer FAMILY friendly. This proposal will create an environment that no one wants. It will add to the problems facing Third Street Promenade not solve the problems.

Please reconsider this idea.

Sincerely,
Gary and Donna Freedman
533 9th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402
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11 David Yakobson
From: barbanell <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 11:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: CORRECTED FOR CLARITY :5-13-25 SM City Council Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Council Members:

Do the neighbors?
In the 1990s. Santa Monica Police Department declared in front of the City Council, during input of the citywide alcohol policy,that they would not be enforcing the CUP for alcohol conditions.

Has that changed? Has the police endorsed this entertainment plan as sound? In the ‘90’s the State of California’s alcohol beverage control department had officers that handled 5000 alcohol outlets in the district in which Santa Monica is located. At that time Santa Monica ranked third in the state of California for the amount of alcohol outlets, per capita with an absolutely inadequate alcohol, beverage control department enforcement capability. Has the ABC enforcement capability for Santa Monica and the district in which it resides improved or increased? In The 1990’s no more than two officers were assigned Tuesday through Sunday to monitor all the alcohol outlets in the city… Has that changed? if not, in the absence of adequate“control of the consumption of alcohol and the location for that consumption” it would be reckless and endangerment to the residence of the City Of Santa Monica not to mention that in 1990, there were the 300,000 visitors that migrated to our city per day…
In those days, we did not have a regional national or international police force in terms of numbers of personnel to handle this large amount of visitor population… Has that need been addressed in all this time if not, there should be no entertainment zone
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12 Therefore, as the former chair of the west side alcohol policy coalition in the 90s, I strongly urge you to oppose any sort of increase to the length of time and the location and the walking around with open beverages in the “entertainment zone”. Simply put —there is not enough protection and monitoring to make this a safe decision in good keeping with Santa Monica planning practices Thank you,
Stephanie Barbanell, 40 year resident of thenCity Of Santa Monica Item 10-A
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13 David Yakobson
From: Sue Edwards <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 10:16 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Item 10A - Oppose

EXTERNAL
At least require a trial period.

Sue Edwards
428 - 15th St.
90402
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14 David Yakobson
From: Ralph Barton <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 10:04 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda Item 10A – 5/13/2025 – "Promenade Entertainment Zone" – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Are you KIDDING ME, the 3rd Street Promenade is finally safe enough for women to actually go there during the night without fear, many of my female friends WON’T GO THERE AT ALL ANYMORE and now you want it to be an OPEN BAR 8am-2am –

STRONGLY STRONGLY STRONGLY OPPOSE
Ralph Barton
908 26th St.

Santa Monica, CA
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15 David Yakobson
From: barbanell <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:56 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 5-13-25 SM City Council Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

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Lincoln Members:

Has that changed? Has the police endorsed this entertainment plan as sound? In the ‘90’s the State of California’s alcohol beverage control department had officers that handled 5000 alcohol outlets in the district in which Santa Monica is located. At that time Santa Monica ranked third in the state of California for the amount of alcohol outlets, per capita with an absolutely inadequate alcohol, beverage control department enforcement capability. Has the ABC enforcement capability for Santa Monica and the district in which it resides improved or increased? In The 1990’s no more than two officers were assigned Tuesday through Sunday to monitor all the alcohol outlets in the city… Has that changed? if not, in the absence of adequate“control of the consumption of alcohol and the location for that consumption” it would be reckless and endangerment to the residence of the City Of Santa Monica not to mention that in 1990, there were the 300,000 visitors that migrated to our city per day…
In those days, we did not have a regional national or international police force in terms of numbers of personnel to handle this large amount of visitor population… Has that need been addressed in all this time if not, there should be no entertainment zone
Therefore, as the former chair of the west side alcohol policy coalition in the 90s, I strongly urge you to oppose any sort of increase to the length of time and the location and the walking around with Item 10-A
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16 open beverages in the “entertainment zone”. Simply put —there is not enough protection and monitoring to make this a safe decision in good keeping with Santa Monica planning practices Thank you,
Stephanie Barbanell, 40 year resident of thenCity Of Santa Monica Item 10-A
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17 David Yakobson
From: Kimberly Wiethorn <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:24 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Feedback on May 13 Meeting Proposal for Entertainment Zone Alcohol

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council MembersI strongly urge a vote in opposition to the measure up for vote on Tuesday May 13, 2025 to establish a permanent entertainment zone on the 3rd Street Promenade.

Currently the city is already challenged to provide a safe living environment for its residents. In my 16 years of living in the community I have seen nothing but a sharp decline in safety--- such that it is unsafe to walk even near the promenade at night or even in the morning. Local news is full of violent crimes in the area. Police officers have such a high volume of incidents currently they are often unable to respond in a timely manner or not at all. To add this entertainment zone would without question be too much for it to keep in under control and safe.

With the introduction of another approximately 2500 minors with the temporary relocation of Pali High nearby, this proposal is just asking for trouble. Poor safety, poor living conditions for nearby residents and ultimately drive the city further way from it's goal of revitalizing the downtown area. We have just seen the driving away of prestige events long associated with the city such as AFM, the Independent Film awards, and the 2028 summer olympics but instead are setting the conditions to create an unsafe environment that would drive away visitors and residents alike.

Please do not vote for this absurd proposal
Kimberly Wiethorn
Resident, Downtown Santa Monica
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18 David Yakobson
From: Dannie Charney <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fwd: Agenda Item 10A-Promenade Entertainment Zone- OPPOSE

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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Dannie Charney <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, May 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Subject: Agenda Item 10A-Promenade Entertainment Zone- OPPOSE To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>, lana.negrete <[email protected]>, Ellis Raskin <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, Jesse Zwick <[email protected]>
This ordinance would allow open alcohol consumption on The Promenade in the 1200 block (Wilshire end) from 8am to 2am, 7 days a week. Who needs to drink alcohol in public at 8am on a Tuesday? How will this do anything other than increase noise, public drunkenness, and mayhem, costing taxpayers more money for security and sanitation? The owners of the bar/restaurant 1212 want this.

Do the neighbors?
ARE YOU GUYS MAD? ALL YOU HAVE IN YOUR IDEA BOX IS TO DESTROY US EVEN MORE- MAKE US INTO POTTERSVILLE?
MAKE IT "NOT A WONDERFUL LIFE" HERE MORE THAN YOU ALREADY HAVE? TATTOO PARLORS AND BOOZE AND MORE TAXES AND BONDS?

SHAME ON ALL OF YOU FOR EVEN THINKING YOU BELONGED RUNNING A CITY

DANIELLE CHARNEY
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19 David Yakobson
From: Bea Nemlaha <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:14 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 5/13/25 Agenda 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Council,
Alcohol from 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.! What a great way to further trash the Promenade! Isn’t there a more imaginative way to revitalize it and its businesses? No on 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone
Bea Nemlaha
Ocean Park
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20 David Yakobson
From: Olga Milosavljevic <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 8:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: 10A, 5/13/25 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Where is the economic cost-benefit analysis on 10A? we turned down Olympic Beach Volleyball based on data - hard, cold facts of what it would cost us and what we would get in return. It did not pencil out and we said no
Where is the detailed economic analysis to demonstrate that Alcohol at 8:45a on a Monday will bring us substantial, unequivocal "NET" economic benefit? And the benefit has to be materially compelling to justify what otherwise sounds like a pretty awful idea - drawing crime, guns, public inebriation etc.. to our city.
/Olga
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21 David Yakobson
From: Julie Engelman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 8:13 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Open liquor zone

EXTERNAL
I am a resident on 4th and California. As it is Now, drunken partiers roam our alley at night coming from the numerous bars already in our neighborhood. I beg you to find a way to energize the Promenade area in a different way. This proposal sounds Dangerous!
Julie Engelman
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22 David Yakobson
From: Karen Freedman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 8:10 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda Item 10A, 5/13/25- OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Please accept this email as an official declaration of my opposition to Agenda Item 10A. I want my opposition included in the official record.

Thank you,
Karen Freedman
Santa Monica 90402
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23 David Yakobson
From: Rachel Harms <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 8:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda Item 10A 5/13/25 – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members
I am a 30 year resident of Santa Monica, as both a renter and an owner. I know the Promenade desperately needs new ideas to beef up tourist and visitor business, but allowing open drinking of alcohol there starting at 8 am 7 days a week is a really bad idea. Are we really thinking we can provide police and sanitation to clean up the mess and mayhem that this will generate?
I oppose this as do most business owners and, certainly, the residents who live close to the Promenade.

Sincerely,
Rachel Harms
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24 David Yakobson
From: Anna Connelly <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 7:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Santa Monica entertainment zone

EXTERNAL
Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members,

If you decide not to move the entertainment zone then the city must develop a noise enforcement process that reacts in real-time to noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential area. This might be accomplished with PSOs who are trained in decibel readings and have broader hours than code enforcement. We currently have no ability as residents to report and get enforcement in real-time because we have no enforcement staff on weekday nights, or Saturday and Sunday. However it is done, it must be a real-time process, not handled by police, but staffed appropriately for week day nights and Saturday and Sunday.

Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.

Anna Connelly

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26 David Yakobson
From: Tricia Crane <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 7:45 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Elaine Polachek; Douglas Sloan
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Council Agenda Item 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone – OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
To: City Council
From: Northeast Neighbors
Re: Agenda Item 10A Council meeting of May 13, 2025 - OPPOSE How will this do anything other than increase noise, public drunkenness, and mayhem, costing taxpayers more money for security and sanitation?
The owners of the bar/restaurant 1212 may want this. Do the neighbors? Where is a serious effort to revitalize downtown to make it safe for visitors and residents? Item 10-A
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27 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 7:18 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: AGENDA ITEM 10A-Promenade Entertainment Zone - 5/13/25 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
We need more Police and a SubStation in the Promenade, not an Entertainment Zone.

AGENDA ITEM 4J-Support Letter from SM for SB 70 5/13/25 - OPPOSE AGENDA ITEM 12A-End Owner Accompany Requirement in SB9- 5/13/25 - OPPOSE AGENDA ITEM 10A-Promenade Entertainment Zone - 5/13/25 - OPPOSE AGENDA ITEM 4K Public Input Rules 5/13/25 - OPPOSE
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28 David Yakobson
From: barry engelman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 7:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Open container proposal for 3rd st Promenade

EXTERNAL
I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposal allowing drinking along the third st Promenade until 2AM. I live in downtown Santa Monica and already experience noise from party goers. I will have to consider moving out of SM if noise gets any worse!
Barry Engelman
421 Californkia Ave
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29 David Yakobson
From: Leslie Neale <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 6:27 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: 5/13/25 Item 4-J - SB79 - OPPOSE!

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Negrete, Mayor pro-tem Torosis, and Council Members, Council member, Zwick, grew up in Santa Monica Canyon in a multimillion dollar home and is out of touch with living in mixed housing neighborhoods. I also lived in the canyon before moving into Beverly Ave. Apartment dwellers don’t have the same investment in keeping the neighborhood up, let alone share in the property taxes.

SB79 is a destructive housing bill. It will be extremely harmful to the character and identity of all of Santa Monica, and especially to Sunset Park, by allowing 5-7 story(!) multi-unit apartment buildings throughout our R1 and R2.

Please OPPOSE Councilman Zwick's efforts to encourage this absurd zoning in our city.

Thank you,
Leslie Neale
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30 David Yakobson
From: Debra Winchester <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 6:17 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Barry Snell; Armine Chaparyan; Elaine Polachek Subject: City Council Mtg. - 5/13/2025 - Item 10A - Move Entertainment Zone to be between Arizona and Santa Monica Zone to Reduce Noise and Alcohol Impact on Wilmont 3rd Street Residents

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Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members,

I request that you move the proposed one-block open-container Entertainment Zone to the Arizona and Santa Monica block of 3rd Street Promenade. The 3rd StreetPromenade already creates noise intrusion into the 3rd Streetresidential neighborhood north of Wilshire. Moving the Entertainment Zone to the next block south will move the anticipated additional noise and amplified music a block away from the 1100 block on 3rd Street. This will help immensely.

If you do not approve this move, then you must develop and implement a real-time noise complaint process be put in place for the ongoing noise issues that will arise. We ask you to consider -- would you accept a 2:00 a.m. entertainment zone across from your home with amplified music and increased alcohol-related activity? If not, basic fairness demands that you extend the same consideration to Wilmont’s 3rd Streetresidents. Historically, the 3rd Street Promenade was designed and successfully implemented as an environment that was restaurants, retail and movies with no amplified sound in the 1200 block but allowed in the 1300 and 1400 block.

I request that you move the proposed one-block open-container Entertainment Zone to the Arizona and Santa Monica block of 3rd Street Promenade. The 3rd StreetPromenade already creates noise intrusion into the 3rd Streetresidential neighborhood north of Wilshire. Moving the Entertainment Zone to the next block south will move the anticipated additional noise and amplified music a block away from the 1100 block on 3rd Street. This will help immensely.

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31 If you do not approve this move, then you must develop and implement a real-time noise complaint process be put in place for the ongoing noise issues that will arise. We ask you to consider -- would you accept a 2:00 a.m. entertainment zone across from your home with amplified music and increased alcohol-related activity? If not, basic fairness demands that you extend the same consideration to Wilmont’s 3rd Streetresidents. Historically, the 3rd Street Promenade was designed and successfully implemented as an environment that was restaurants, retail and movies with no amplified sound in the 1200 block but allowed in the 1300 and 1400 block.

Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.

Debra Winchester
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32 David Yakobson
From: Noma Boardmember <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 6:17 PM
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To: Mayor Negrete and City Council Members
Re: ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone -- OPPOSE
The Board of NOMA OPPOSES the proposed "Entertainment Zone" for the 1200 block of the Promenade. Allowing open-carry of alcohol from 8am to 2am, 7 days a week will likely lead to increased noise, public nuisance, and trash, costing taxpayers for added security and sanitation. It begs the question, "Who really needs to drink in public on a Tuesday at 8am???" Other cities like Savannah, GA and Memphis, TN have tried similar programs and found the increased costs from public intoxication, altercations, and property damage far outweighed the benefits, resulting in their rescinding the programs. Let's learn from their mistake, not replicate it.

Downtown SM has had some creative and successful initiatives to revitalize The Promenade recently, including the addition of popular pickleball courts and pop-up entertainment events tied to major movie releases like Barbie and Teenage Mutant Turtles. These bring in families and revenue to our shopping district. Adding public drinking at all hours is likely to have the exact opposite effect, driving away the shoppers we need.

Please vote to oppose this misguided proposal.

The Board of NOMA
NOMA'S Next Meeting: THUR. JUNE 5th
at 7PM on ZOOM
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From: April Smith <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 5:50 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Third Street Promenade and unlimited drinking

EXTERNAL
To Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members:

As well, residents are very concerned about drunk behavior and driving occuring at 2 AM or whenever the entertainment zone ends and the disturbances that will occur in the 3rd Street 1100 block neighborhood. What if the closing time always creates noise and poor behavior in this neighborhood? Will these residents continually be woken up every night? Importantly, there is an historic medical office building at 1137 2nd Street which would be negatively impacted by crowds and noise, especially interlopers into the open parking lot which is not patrolled after dark. The building caters to ill and vulnerable people who need to be assured of safety. The overflow from the Promenade would present a serious threat to their health and well-being, as well as potential damage to this architectural gem.

If you decide not to move the entertainment zone then the city must develop a noise enforcement process that reacts in real-time to noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential area. This might be accomplished with PSOs who are trained in decibel readings and have broader hours than code enforcement. We currently have no ability as Item 10-A
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35 residents to report and get enforcement in real-time because we have no enforcement staff on weekday nights, or Saturday and Sunday. However it is done, it must be a realtime process, not handled by police, but staffed appropriately for week day nights and Saturday and Sunday.

Thank you for your serious consideration of these requests.

Sincerely,
April Smith
Item 10-A
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36 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 5:34 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone--OPPOSE and ITEM 4K - Change in Public Input Rule--OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Item 10A
Have you people completely lost all sense? The 3rd Street Promenade is a magnet for the homeless and now you want to add drunks to the mix? What good do you see in this? No revenue, just more expenditures for security to stop drunken fights and cleanups to wash down the vomit and human dumps.

Item 4K
Sure you'd like to shut down residents' outrage at all your ridiculous rulings. Don't you dare try to muzzle us. Leave the current time allotment and assigning time to someone else in place.

Harriet P. Epstein
Santa Monica 22-year resident
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37 David Yakobson
From: Jackie Simons <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 5:23 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Barry Snell; Armine Chaparyan; Elaine Polachek Subject: Open Container Entertainment Zone

EXTERNAL
Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members,

Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.

Jackie Simons
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38 David Yakobson
From: Richard Thaler <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 5:08 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Item 10A, 5/13/25 - OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
I urge you to vote against Item 10A which would allow open alcohol consumption on The Promenade. I am a 50+ year resident of Santa Monica. While I support efforts to bring back business to this area, I don’t believe this is the way - in essence turning our city into a version of Las Vegas or Bourbon Street by encouraging public drunkenness and the resultant bad behavior.

Richard Thaler
740 Adelaide Place
Santa Monica 90402
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39 David Yakobson
From: Robert Seibold <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 5:07 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Barry Snell
Cc: Armine Chaparyan; Elaine Polachek
Subject: Subject: City Council Mtg. - 5/13/2025 - Item 10A - Move Entertainment Zone to be between Arizona and Santa Monica Zone to Reduce Noise Impact on Wilmont 3rd Street Residents

EXTERNAL
Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members,

If you decide not to move the entertainment zone then the city must develop a noise enforcement process that reacts in real-time to noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential area. This might be accomplished with PSOs who are trained in decibel readings and have broader hours than code enforcement. We currently have no ability as residents to report and get enforcement in real-time because we have no enforcement staff on weekday nights, or Saturday and Sunday. However it is done, it must be a real-time process, not handled by police, but staffed appropriately for week day nights and Saturday and Sunday.

Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.

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40 Bob Seibold
Resident, 1118 Third Street
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41 David Yakobson
From: Ann Hoover <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 5:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Ellis Raskin; Dan Hall; Natalya Zernitskaya; Barry Snell
Cc: Elaine Polachek; Susan Cline; Douglas Sloan; Susan Cola; Jing Yeo; Armine Chaparyan; Heather Averick; Heidi von Tongeln; Nikima Newsome; Ramon Batista; Erika Aklufi; Matthew Hallock
Subject: 5/13/25 Council Meeting - Item 10.A. - Promenade Entertainment Zone - FEEDBACK!!!

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor Negrete, Mayor Pro Tem Torosis, and Esteemed Councilmembers - Please, please know that I greatly appreciate your efforts to figure out ways to further revive the Promenade and Downtown. Thank you.

That said, I'm really skeptical that this entertainment zone will accomplish any sort of economic revival and may create an unsavory climate for less alcohol-oriented visitors plus give rise to more problems than its worth (e.g., drunken and disorderly conduct, traffic accidents, crime, more shoplifting, etc.). Also, the only thing people who want to drink all day likely will want to buy more of is booze, which does not help our existing retail and food restaurants and entertainment businesses thrive!
A neighbor of mine shared today of a bunch of great ideas she has that you could implement instead:

Her thoughts - "What about bringing special family entertainment to the Promenade? Special rates on 3-course meals? Best “breakfasts” all day long? “Dog” days events at the promenade. More art exhibits? Fashion shows and more!!!….let’s promote our tenants….things for our residents to enjoy and that will attract the community at large….with good, clean fun!!!"
I love her enthusiasm & support all of her ideas!!
My small idea: 10% OFF Tuesdays (twice a month on nights with no Council meetings) on select food, beverages, retail, and experiences (with a cap of $____ so no one gets taken to the cleaners).

If you do move forward with this tomorrow night, I encourage you please to ratchet it back to just a 3-month or 6- month pilot program and evaluate with Staff and law enforcement after a TRIAL PERIOD.

THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
Ann Bowman
Resident, 28+ years
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1 David Yakobson
From: Janet Heinle <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 4:47 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Barry Snell; Armine Chaparyan; Elaine Polachek Subject: Noise and the Promenade

EXTERNAL
Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members, I request that you move the proposed one-block open-container Entertainment Zone to the Arizona and Santa Monica block of 3rd Street Promenade. The 3rd Street Promenade already creates noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential neighborhood north of Wilshire. Moving the Entertainment Zone to the next block south will move the anticipated additional noise and amplified music a block away from the 1100 block on 3rd Street. This will help immensely.

As well, residents are very concerned about drunk behavior and driving occuring at 2 AM or whenever the entertainment zone ends and the disturbances that will occur in the 3rd Street 1100 block neighborhood. What if the closing time always creates noise and poor behavior in this neighborhood? Will these residents continually be woken up every night? If you decide not to move the entertainment zone then the city must develop a noise enforcement process that reacts in real-time to noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential area. This might be accomplished with PSOs who are trained in decibel readings and have broader hours than code enforcement. We currently have no ability as residents to report and get enforcement in real-time because we have no enforcement staff on weekday nights, or Saturday and Sunday. However it is done, it must be a realtime process, not handled by police, but staffed appropriately for week day nights and Saturday and Sunday.

Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.Janet Heinle Item 10-A
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2 David Yakobson
From: Nancy Niparko <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 4:47 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Barry Snell
Cc: Armine Chaparyan; Elaine Polachek
Subject: Alcohol on the 3rd Street Prominade

EXTERNAL
Mayor Negrete, Pro Tem Mayor Torosis and Honorable City Council Members,

If you do not approve this move, then you must develop and implement a real-time noise complaint process to be put in place for the ongoing noise issues that will arise. We ask you to consider -- would you accept a 2:00 a.m. entertainment zone across from your home with amplified music and increased alcohol-related activity? If not, basic fairness demands that you extend the same consideration to Wilmont’s 3rd Street residents. Historically, the 3rd Street Promenade was designed and successfully implemented as an environment that was restaurants, retail and movies with no amplified sound in the 1200 block but allowed in the 1300 and 1400 block.

Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.

Nancy Niparko, MD
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3 Wilshire-Montana Santa Monica Resident.

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4 David Yakobson
From: Beatrice Felix <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 4:41 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Extending the entertainment zone on the promenade

EXTERNAL
Have you no concern about the quality of life for residents in the area??? Do we need more loud inebriated people disturbing residents who need to sleep for work, have children and regular hours?? Can't you find other ways to support the city? Out are the residents just an after thought? Start working for the benefit of the residents who pay your salary please.

Beatrice Felix SM resident since 1990
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
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1 David Yakobson
From: Carter Rubin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 2:59 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Carter Rubin
Pico Neighborhood Resident
Best,
Carter
310-200-1088
(Sent while mobile)
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1 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 4:06 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 10 — strong opposition by residence in the R3 neighborhood against the entertainment center proposed on the 1200 block of 3rd Street

EXTERNAL
To all City council:

This is a serious request for our SAFETY AND FOR us to enjoy peace and quiet at home on 1100 block 3rd-4 th streets in Santa Monica.

We are absolutely not happy about your new idea for bigger broad or better. How about just lowering the rent so the places naturally fill up instead of putting our lives in danger and making Santa Monica noisier than it already is Santa Monica has a very bad reputation for a party town we don’t want that reputation. We want it to be peaceful.

It’s a beach town. We do not want our town to be bourbon Street. We don’t want this to be a drinking town that no one respects just because you guys can’t fill up your empty spaces. You need to clean up the homelessness and make it safe that way businesses will want to open here. Everybody scared to open business here because there’s so much riffraff.

What’s with you guys having every Friday off so that you don’t pollute the town but you invite the whole world here.

Please go back to working every Friday like the rest of us. Also, how about lowering our tax from 10.25 to what Newport Beach has 7.75 they have a better town than ours. That’s for sure. Why are we paying such high tax? No entertainment zone.

Fix homeless and crime first.

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2 David Yakobson
From: Elizabeth Van Denburgh <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 3:00 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems; Barry Snell
Cc: Armine Chaparyan; Elaine Polachek
Subject: City Council Mtg. - 5/13/2025 - Item 10A - Move Entertainment Zone to be between Arizona and Santa Monica Zone to Reduce Noise Impact on Wilmont 3rd Street Residents

As well, residents are very concerned about drunk behavior and driving occuring at 2 AM or whenever the entertainment zone ends and the disturbances that will occur in the 3rd Street 1100 block neighborhood. What if the closing time always creates noise and poor behavior in this neighborhood? Will these residents continually be woken up every night? If you decide not to move the entertainment zone then the city must develop a noise enforcement process that reacts in real-time to noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential area. This might be accomplished with PSOs who are trained in decibel readings and have broader hours than code enforcement. We currently have no ability as residents to report and get enforcement in real-time because we have no enforcement staff on weekday nights, or Saturday and Sunday. However it is done, it must be a real-time process, not handled by police, but staffed appropriately for week day nights and Saturday and Sunday.

Thank-you for your serious consideration of these requests.

Elizabeth Van Denburgh
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
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3 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 2:24 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall
Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; Planning; City of Santa Monica Subject: BEGGING you not to approve of the "Permanent Entertainment Zone" with open alcohol

EXTERNAL
To Santa Monica City Council,
I'm BEGGING you not to approve of this reckless plan for a "Permanent Entertainment Zone." Have you heard of the recent fatality on Sepulveda Blvd in Manhattan Beach - an 18 year old high school senior killed by a drunk driver- with a suspended license? https://abc7.com/post/braun-levi-death-dui-suspects-was-suspended-time-crash-killed-loyola-highschool-tennis-star-report-says/16338634/ THIS is the type of person you'll attract to the city and Promenade--people who are reckless when drinking.

If this passes, we'll have more alcohol related crimes, and an exponential increase in drunk driving injuries and deaths in Santa Monica and and surrounding areas. Why are you encouraging more drinking in this city? What message does this send to kids under the age of 21? This is happening blocks away from two large high schools-Santa Monica High School and Palisades High School.

There have got to be better ways to bring in revenue downtown.

What will you tell families who lose a loved one to a drunk driver after partying at the Promenade with uncontrolled drinking? It will be impossible to police this, and if you think it will be easy to make sure people ONLY buy drinks from the bars there and ONLY use the designated glasses, you are clueless about the behavior of addicts and others who will easily sneak in their own alcohol.

WHAT will you do when you see someone drinking from a glass that isn't approved? Are there really lots and lots of extra police officers in downtown Santa Monica to monitor the drunken behavior of so many people and to make sure everyone is over 21 years old? PLEASE do not do this to our city.

It breaks my heart to imagine the deaths and injuries that may happen as a result of this foolish idea.

Last, when I sent my previous email to all of you about this, most of you did not even give me the courtesy of a response.

As a Santa Monica resident of over 40 years (and a retired public school teacher) who votes in every election and cares deeply about my city, this is quite disappointing, as you represent residents and our interests- and we vote for you.

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4 The only response I received was from Dan Hall, who sent a single sentence thanking me for my input- and nothing else.

Please dig deep into your moral sense of duty to young people and the safety of ALL Santa Monica residents and visitors to this city before voting in an ordinance which is so incredibly frightening and dangerous.

Emily Sanders
Emily Sanders
After School Program Teacher
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On Monday, April 28, 2025 at 10:10:21 PM PDT, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

To Santa Monica City Council and Mayor Lana Negrete,
I am very concerned about the proposal to allow people to carry open alcoholic drinks freely at 3rd Street Promenade.

If this passes, will you provide a HUGE police presence to maintain safety? Will you provide police presence for the increased drunk driving incidents that will most certainly occur in the city with this type of foolish policy?
I realize that you're trying to figure out ways to get people to come to 3rd St.Promenade and to increase revenue for the city. As a 40+ year Santa Monica resident, I have stayed away from 3rd St.Promenade for many years,
because I do not feel safe there.

MANY Santa Monica residents I know will also plan to stay away from 3rd St.Promenade if you pass this reckless and irresponsible policy.

How are you planning to prevent people from bring in large amounts of alcohol??? How are you planning to break up drunken fights?
How are you planning to make sure everyone buys their drinks from the bars there?? What does this policy say about preventing UNDERAGE DRINKING? It will be very easy for kids under 21 to blend into the crowd and drink alcohol with NO supervision.

This proposed policy is bad for kids and teens.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE re-consider this and keep Santa Monica safe.

With record numbers of teens fighting drug and alcohol addiction, do you really want to promote that much drinking? Is that Santa Monica's new image- to promote more public drinking instead of promoting the health and well being of everyone in the city? Item 10-A
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5 Are you planning to put up barriers to card everyone who comes into the area? What if a family with kids wants to shop in that restricted area? Would you want your young kids to be surrounded by people drinking at the mall? For every dollar you make from liquor taxes and licenses, you will lose that and more with police overtime and medical services, liability insurance and related lawsuits.

I am worried for my beloved city.

There has got to be a way to raise revenue without endangering people, especially teens and children.

I can just imagine the tragedies that will happen with drunk driving accidents and increased violence in Santa Monica if this passes. This policy will attract heavy drinkers and addictsnot the affluent types you are hoping to bring in. Many of those people don't even drink much anymore.

I'll be watching to see what you do and will take your actions into consideration in the coming elections.

Please respond and answer my questions.

Thank you for protecting Santa Monica and for all you do for this wonderful city.

Emily Sanders
Santa Monica resident since 1978
Retired public school teacher
Emily Sanders
After School Program Teacher
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From: Johanna Rogers <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 3:43 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Agenda items for City Council meeting on Tuesday May 13

EXTERNAL
Hello,
I’m a resident of Santa Monica, residing at 223 21st Street. Please note that I oppose the following items that are on the agenda for tomorrow night’s meeting.
1)ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone. - OPPOSE
2)ITEM 4J - Letter of Support on SB 79. OPPOSE
3)ITEM 4K - Change in Public Input Rules. - OPPOSE
Thanks,
Johanna Rogers
310-699-3782
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2 David Yakobson
From: Julie Cantor <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:34 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Opposition to items on agenda of tomorrow's City Council meeting

EXTERNAL
Hello —
I am respectfully lodging opposition to the following items, and, if possible, I will attend the meeting in person to voice the concern:
 1. Item 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone. OPPOSE. There is no upside to walking around with alcohol, especially at 8 a.m., and the normative value of showing the community and the kids that the adults need alcohol to entertain themselves is concerning. Just drink in the restaurants, if you must.
 2. Item 4J - SB 79. OPPOSE. We do not need 7 story buildings in Santa Monica. Do not give control of build by forgoing formal review and environmental impact studies. Following the money, who benefits??
 3. Item 4K - Change in Public Input Rules. OPPOSE. Let people speak.

Thank you and best regards.

Julie Cantor
Santa Monica resident
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1 David Yakobson
From: ADRIANA SHEINBAUM <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 3:21 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEM 10A - ITEM 4K - ITEM 4J OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
Dear Mayor and City of Santa Monica Councilmembers,
We are writing to express our strong opposition to three items currently under consideration during tomorrow’s meeting:

ITEM 10A – Promenade Entertainment Zone
We strongly oppose the proposed ordinance allowing open alcohol consumption on the 1200 block of The Promenade from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., seven days a week. This policy raises serious concerns about public safety, noise, sanitation, and the overall character of the Promenade. Extending alcohol consumption to public spaces for such long hours is inappropriate and incompatible with maintaining a welcoming and family-friendly environment.

ITEM 4K – Change in Public Input Rules
We also oppose any changes that would reduce the public's right to comment and provide input on Council decisions.

Community participation is essential to a healthy democracy, and any attempt to limit our voices undermines the transparency and accountability we expect from our local government.

ITEM 4J – Letter of Support for SB 79
We oppose the endorsement of SB 79, which we view as a giveaway to developers. Allowing buildings of up to seven stories without formal review or environmental impact studies—and without requiring any affordable housing—erodes responsible urban planning and disregards the needs of Santa Monica residents. This legislation would lead to unchecked development without addressing the housing affordability crisis.

We urge the Council to reject these items to preserve our community's public safety and democratic participation.

Sincerely,
Adriana Sheinbaum
Rodrigo Garcia
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1 David Yakobson
From: Carter Rubin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 2:59 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Carter Rubin
Pico Neighborhood Resident
Best,
Carter
310-200-1088
(Sent while mobile)
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From: Ryan Olson <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 2:08 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

EXTERNAL
I am writing to join Santa Monica Forward in supporting adoption of item 10.A bringing a permanent entertainment zone on the Promenade, and item 16.E, on the creation of an additional entertainment zone at the Pier as part of bringing back large-scale concerts at the Pier. Thank you for your work on these items and to Councilmembers Hall and Zwick and Mayor Negrete for bringing forward item 16.E.

Thank you, Ryan Olson, 90405
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3 David Yakobson
From: Naveen Hovemann <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 2:09 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Naveen Hovemann
90401
Sent from my iPhone
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
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1 David Yakobson
From: Joan Goldsmith Gurfield <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 12:49 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Misguided meeting items

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members,
Several items scheduled to be discussed seem misguided and/or dangerous.

Item 10A allows open alcohol consumption from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., daily. What is the necessity for this? I think it will lead to public drunkenness, accidents, fights, etc.

Item 4J, supporting the development of buildings with no affordable housing requirement contradicts what has been policy in Santa Monica for many years. Why do we need market rate apartments that ignore affordable housing? Our Senator, Ben Allen, opposes this bill.

Item 4K, changing the time for public input, while understandable (in terms of long meetings and people's patience) doesn't allow adequate time for some arguments to be made.

I strongly urge you to reconsider all of these items.

Thank you
Joan Gurfield
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May 13, 2025
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1 David Yakobson
From: Kara Fox <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: pam hausman
Subject: Please, vote NO NO NO

EXTERNAL
To our city council. How many of y ou have driven through our wonderful city lately. Please take a good look and see what is happening. Who is looking out for the community itself? Please vote no on the following issues:
10A…prominent entertainment zone??? Is this in the best interest of the community or people who like to party at the expense of others? Till 2 am…why??? Please vote no. 4J…in support of SB79…drafted by Scott Weiner who doesn’t even live in Santa Monica and who has allegedly received large campaign contributions from large R.E. companies. And allegedly bomb threats???Please vote NO
4K…change in public input rules…shouldn’t we encourage the community to have enough time to speak so we can know how the public feels and also, in hopes we can learn.

Let’s help our city, not destroy it. Thank you. Kara Fox, 235 14th street for more than 22 years.

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From: Pamela S. Hausman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:18 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: HELP!! VOTE NO!!!

EXTERNAL
To our city council, HELP!!
Please take a good look and see what is happening in our city!! Who is looking out for the community itself? Please vote NO on the following issues IF you really care about our beautiful city and do not want to see it continue to go to thieves, drunks and homeless 10A…prominent entertainment zone??? Is this in the best interest of the community or people who like to party at the expense of others? Till 2 am…why??? Please VOTE NO 4J…in support of SB79…drafted by Scott Weiner who doesn’t even live in Santa Monica and who has allegedly received large campaign contributions from large R.E. companies. And allegedly bomb threats???Please VOTE NO!!
4K…change in public input rules…shouldn’t we encourage the community to have enough time to speak so we can know how the public feels and also, in hopes we can learn.

PLEASE MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN OUT COMMUNITY!
Nobody shops here any more. Stores closing down. And it just keeps getting worse! WHAT CAN YOU DO TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE???? Perhaps less affordable housing, more police presence,
offer incentives for nice stores and restaurants to open again.

How about refreshing 3rd Street Promenade? It is like a morgue! Pamela
[email protected]
449 24th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402
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From: Beth Greulich <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:28 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: Entertainment Zone

EXTERNAL
Dear council,
I am in favor of bringing the Promenade back to life. However, I think it is very important to limit the hours for outdoor alcohol consumption. Please consider our police force as well as the neighbors and keep the hours sensibile. (ie: ending around 10pm Sun-Thursday and 11pm on Friday and Saturday.) Thank you for all that you do for our wonderful community! Best,
Beth Greulich
620 12th St, Santa Monica, CA 90402
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025
3 David Yakobson
From: Tracey Alexander <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:07 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

EXTERNAL
Hello Councilmembers,
I am writing to join Santa Monica Forward in supporting adoption of item 10.A bringing a permanent entertainment zone on the Promenade, and item 16.E, on the creation of an additional entertainment zone at the Pier as part of bringing back large-scale concerts at the Pier. Thank you for your dedicated work on these items and to Councilmembers Hall and Zwick and Mayor Negrete for bringing forward item 16.E.

Thank you,
Tracey Alexander
90272
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
4 David Yakobson
From: Mark Geller <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:01 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEM 10A 5/13/25 OPPOSE

EXTERNAL
I strongly urge you to vote against the Promenade Entertainment Zone.

I’m all for YIMBY, but this is a very bad idea that will change the character of Santa Monica for the worse. I understand we are looking for ways to drive additional revenue for the city, but this is not the way to do it.

Downtown Santa Monica already has major security challenges —the last thing we need is to add hundreds of drunken revelers to the problem. This would be a terrible change to our city.

Please vote against this and any other similar proposal.

Thank you.

Mark Geller
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
5 David Yakobson
From: Susan Judd <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Oppose Item 10A 5/13/25!

EXTERNAL
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6 David Yakobson
From: Eydie Desser <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:00 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: ITEM 10A - Promenade Entertainment Zone.

EXTERNAL
What a BAD, irresponsible idea. Why is Santa Monica promoting drinking from 8am - 2am.? Why so early? Why so late? That’s a huge problem on its own.

That is sure to bring in alcoholics who just want to drink all day long.

Plus…..they’ll buy one drink, get the wristband and have their own flasks in their jackets or cars and drink as much as they want without additional purchase.

How will this help the restaurants? How will this help the stores? Since they can’t bring their drinks into the stores, they may just pour the alcohol in their water bottles.

How can we trust people who start drinking at 8am and stay out until 2am? It doesn’t make sense.

PLUS: They will drive to the promenade then drive home drunk---destroying lives and property, and possibly themselves.

Drinking too much alcohol can lead to several negative consequences including, increased risk of accidents, violence, not to mention health problems.

Eydie Desser
NOMA
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May 13, 2025
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7 Item 10-A
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10 David Yakobson
From: Chasen Daniels <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 9:21 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Chasen Daniels
90401
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
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1 David Yakobson
From: safe matters <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 11:58 AM
To: David Yakobson
Subject: Item 10 for 5/13/25

We suggest moving the Entertainment zone to 1300 Block.

Specifically, we request:

Code enforcement is closed weekend. Assign separate code enforced weekend to our area as back up.

The burden to control the undesirable, Raucous & amplified noise that reaches our homes should not be a Resident taxpayers burdon.

3. 1212 Santa Monica must contain all amplified DJ/live music events within the interior of their establishment. Their current noise output is already excessive and inappropriate for a residential-adjacent area.

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2 4. Installation of LVT surveillance cameras at 3rd & Wilshire to deter crime and promote safety. This corner has become increasingly vulnerable and must be proactively monitored.

5. Monthly reviews with community members to evaluate ongoing issues and document any increase in noise, crime, or public nuisance associated with the new Entertainment Zone—should it pass.

We expect the City to act with fairness, transparency, and accountability.

Sincerely,
Residents of Wilshire–Montana
1100 Block – Third & Fourth Streets
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(R-lead3)—SL
Please note:

We have more buildings’ input pending meeting & we need more time. finding out through SMDP is not the way to get Resident input on Ordinance that severely impacts a quiet family neighborhood.

We want to work with you but we are not included effectively. Direct impact Resident feedback should be the priority.

We will give the more building info later. For now we have already 2/3 block opposing.

We will submit addendum to this petition week of 5/12/25-5/19/25 Item 10-A
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3 Thank you for your considerate leadership in maintains our neighborhoods.

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11 David Yakobson
From: NA <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 8:16 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 10A —Open Container Entertainment Zone 1200 block must NOT EXIST or Modify to not harm Residents more than it already does. Limit hours & zero amplification near Wilshire /more Police here to enforce unruly

EXTERNAL
From: Veeda Fernandes
Date: May 8, 2025
Subject: Open Container Entertainment Zone
To Whom It May Concern,
This open container entertainment zone should be a concern for all residents of Santa Monica.

This will create chaos and debauchery at the 3rd street Promenade. Santa Monica is not the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada nor is it Bourbon street in New Orleans, LA, but if you implement this proposal you are in effect bringing more crime with drugs and prostitution, public drunkenness and noise pollution to an area that is already been plagued with problems that the Santa Monica Police cannot handle. SMPD does not have the manpower to handle all these issues. I am a property owner in Santa Monica and have grown up in Santa Monica.

What's next live sex shows like they have in Bourbon street? Sincerely,
Veeda Fernandes
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Susan Stangl <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 1:33 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: ITEMS 10A, 4J, 4K, 5/13/25 - OPPOSE
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed

EXTERNAL
Regarding Item 10A - What are you thinking?! This is a BAD IDEA. Nothing good comes from drinking early in the day. We have enough crime and noise downtown already. Our police force is already stretched to the limit and doesn't need more nonsense like public drunkenness. I have been to Bourbon Street. It's horrible.

Regarding Item 4J - This makes no sense. The city has different areas that have different needs and should not give away its remaining control to say what can be built where. Yes, It would be great to have more affordable housing, but that is not what this bill would do. It only encourages developers to build expensiver housing all over the city. I was a fan of Jesse Zuick, but not of his support for this bill.

Regarding 4K - Enough of cracking down on free speech. I always appreciated the fact that my city allows open interchange with its citizens. Now if not the time to restrict that. You should care what we think and give us the chance to express ourselves fully.

Thank you!
Susan Stangl
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May 13, 2025
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May 13, 2025
1 David Yakobson
From: Leslie Wizan <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 12:44 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Dan Hall; Lana Negrete; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Caroline Torosis; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Subject: OPPOSE - 5/13/25 AGENDA ITEMS - 10A, 4J, 4K
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed

EXTERNAL
As a 38 year resident of Santa Monica, I vehemently oppose the following 5/13/25 agenda items:
10A - promenade entertainment zone
4J - letter of support on SB79
4K - change in public input rules
Leslie Wizan
[email protected]
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May 13, 2025
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1 David Yakobson
From: safe matters <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2025 1:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Barry Snell; Andrew Thomas (Downtown Santa Monica) Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Request for 1200 block 3rd street Santa Monica 5/8/25

EXTERNAL
To all City Council members & DTSM board member & staff :

We request that Council have meeting for Entertainment zone in June as this is moving way to fast.

We are fearful for our families & children — crowds that we be drawn to have open containers will not be a crowd that is one that we would want our children there. We will have to stop going to the Promenade as we do not know how people will behave with open containers. It’s a high safety concern. Security guards will be rendered useless.

We request delay on the Entertainment ZONE.

We strongly request that the city start measuring and enforcing the decibel levels (noise of amplified music) per SMMC ( 6.116.030).In addition, we request a reliable and available for process to notify and have the city take real-time action to reduce noise to standards using PSOs from 8 AM to 2 AM. Residents of third street should not be exposed to this noise pollution and a clear process of measurement and realtime enforcement needs to be set up for 7 days a week 8 AM to 2AM.

We do not want 1212 restaurant staying open past 10 pm as we get the drunk overspill into our neighborhood as they return to their cars drunk.

Thank you for please responding to this email.

Your Taxpaying Constituents
1100
1000
Block 3,rd &4 th street.

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1 David Yakobson
From: Jacob Wasserman <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2025 3:10 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: In Support: Item 16.E

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
As a resident, voter, and parent, I am writing in support adoption of Item 10.A, creating a permanent entertainment zone on the Promenade seven days per week, and Item 16.E, on the creation of an additional entertainment zone at the Pier as part of bringing back large-scale concerts at the Pier.

Thank you for your work on these items.

Jacob Wasserman
90403
Item 10-A
May 13, 2025
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1 David Yakobson
From: SM <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 2:47 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Request for petition against 1200 block 3rd street entertainment zone

EXTERNAL
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1 David Yakobson
From: Santa Monica Forward <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2025 8:02 PM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Natalya Zernitskaya; Barry Snell; councilmtgitems
Subject: SM Forward Letter -- Support City Council Items 12.A, 4.J, 10.A, and 16.E Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed

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May 11, 2025
Subject: Support City Council Items 12.A, 4.J, 10.A, and 16.E Dear Mayor Negrete and City Councilmembers,
Santa Monica Forward strongly supports Item 12.A updating zoning ordinance and city code, item 4.J, authorizing the city to write in support of SB79, 10.A, establishing an Entertainment Zone ordinance, and 16.E on Pier concerts on the 5.13.25 agenda. Further, we have specific recommendations for enhancing the proposal under 12.A below.

12.A
Enhancing the production of housing across Santa Monica is an urgent priority, and the city should move to facilitate administrative approvals for all sites, greater production of ADUs, and the creation of duplexes and quad-plexes via lot splits. Further, council should direct adjustments to staff proposals on ADUs, zoning density alignment, and ARB procedure as described in the following paragraphs.

Administrative Approval: Current timelines to approve new developments are taking too long, and blocking the creation of housing which the city desperately needs. Council should approve the change in ordinance to allow parcels over 1 acre in size to use administrative approval. Further, council should seek ways to streamline and reduce the time to permitting.

ADUs: Council should support changes to ADU minimum and maximum size limits, as well as the increase in number of permitted ADUs & JADUs on existing multifamily parcels. Further, council should eliminate the limitation that no more ADUs are created than existing units on a parcel, which inhibits the improvement of existing duplexes and triplexes in a way that encourages their preservation as rent controlled housing. Council should also eliminate owner-occupancy requirements for JADUs in order to enable their creation.

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2 Lot Splits & Duplexes: The elimination of owner-occupancy requirements and limitations on redevelopment of vacant parcels will help to increase housing in high opportunity neighborhoods, and council must vote to pass it. Council should also support increases to FAR and reductions in constraints to facilitate new projects, as recommended by Staff.

LUCE and Zoning Density Alignment: The implementation of density limits is an antiquated approach to zoning which reinforces segregation by encouraging fewer, larger units that are not affordable to middle and lower income residents. Santa Monica should use this opportunity to improve the way it zones by moving to formbased zoning centering on FAR, height, and setbacks. Form-based zoning focuses on making sure that new buildings are compatible with their surroundings, rather than restricting the number of residents who can make Santa Monica their home. As staff notes, the proposed density requirements will continue to lock our residential neighborhoods in amber, entirely blocking new housing production.

Adjustment to Section 9.55.120 on the Architectural Review Board: Council should reject this adjustment to ordinance, and clarify instead that the scheduling of a review by the ARB counts towards the meeting limit, and reduce the meeting limit to 2 from 3. As Staff demonstrates in the Administrative Approval Timelines analysis, ARB approval is a significant drag on the permitting of new housing. Council should aim to reduce timelines for ARB approval, not extend them by allowing the ARB to delay timelines by not discussing items.

Item 4.J:

SB79 is crucial to addressing California’s housing crisis and improving the lives of Santa Monica’s residents, workers, and community members. This bill would direct new housing to exactly where it should be located - within walking distance of high quality transit, like the E Line. As a smaller city within LA County which is aiming to do its part, Santa Monica cannot solve its housing crisis on its own. That’s why supporting statewide upzoning bills is crucial.

Please note that City Staff’s analysis of the locations affected by SB79 appears to incorrectly include bus stops along Wilshire, Santa Monica, Pico, and Main Street that do not meet SB79’s requirements for bus rapid transit according to Public Resources Code section 21064.3 and section 21060.2. Far less of Santa Monica would be subject to SB79 than staff’s analysis indicates as a result.

SB79 effectively walks a fine line to do right on several issues:
 Location of New Housing: SB79 is limited to within ½ mile of BRT and rail transit stops, which includes locations that are very well served. These are not merely streets with a bus, but locations where that bus line has full time dedicated lanes and 15 minute peak service.  Displacement: Tenants have rights as dictated by the Housing Accountability Act of 2019 (SB330) and thus the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, as noted by the Senate Local Government Bill Analysis. These protections are considered sufficiently robust for upzoning programs undertaken by cities themselves, and include Santa Monica’s required relocation payments to tenants for no-fault evictions.  Below Market Rate Housing: Developments are subject to Santa Monica’s inclusionary zoning ordinance, and are required to provide below market rate housing in order to qualify for benefits of the State Density Bonus program or streamlining under SB35/SB423.  Height & Density: SB79 is straightforward in defining the height and density which projects can achieve when city zoning is less permissive. Projects are not subject to increases in height under State Density Bonus.

Some Californians are opposed to SB79 and have lobbied their cities to also oppose. They believe the scale of their cities was perfect when it made room to accommodate them, but they don’t want changes that would allow the next generation similar opportunities. We should prioritize people over buildings. The housing crisis has grown out of control, and tens of thousands of Californians are living on our streets. It’s time for Santa Monica to take a stance in favor of ending our housing crisis.

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3 Thank you,
Santa Monica Forward
Brad Ewing and Carl Hansen, Co-Chairs
--
We are working for a diverse, progressive, sustainable and equitable Santa Monica.

SantaMonicaForward.org
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1 David Yakobson
From: Colleen Lau <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 4:28 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: OPPOSITION TO ENTERTAINMENT ZONE 1200 BLOCK 3rd STREET

EXTERNAL
To whom it may concern:

The peace of Santa Monica 1200 Block 3rd Street is about to be destroyed. Please do not bring more unruliness to our neighborhood. Having amplifiers, alcohol outside unƟl 2 am would jeopardize the health of residents, including seniors such as myself. The noise polluƟon & rising crime in Santa Monica, especially in downtown 3rd Street Promenade is already intolerable. This can only bring more unrest and increased police acƟvity. We have suffered through the riots, that was enough. There has to be other ways to bring business into the city without causing undue unrest to the residents. SMPD has been stretched to the breaking point. NO on ENTERTAINMENT ZONE 1200 BLOCK 3rd Street.

Thank you for your consideraƟon.

Colleen Lau
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1 David Yakobson
From: safe matters <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 3:03 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Request for copies to be given to city council member for 5/13/25 Opposition of Entertainment zone 1200 block —sensitive nature of adjacent families housed within 350 feet from proposed zone.

Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Completed

EXTERNAL
The point of this diagram is to show that there are options for City Council to protect Resudents adjacent to 1200 Block 3rd street proposed entertainment zone.

1. Face speakers by Arizona ave
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2 David Yakobson
From: Elizabeth Van Denburgh <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2025 12:48 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Dan Hall; Jesse Zwick; councilmtgitems
Cc: Elaine Polachek; Armine Chaparyan; Jing Yeo; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Susan Cline; Daniel Mick; Ramon Batista
Subject: City Council Mtg. - 5/13/2025 - Item 10A - Wilmont Board Opposes a Permanent Entertainment Zone on 1200 Block of 3rd St. Promenade Unless Ordinance Addresses Noise and Residential Impacts i.e., would you want an Entertainment Zone open 8AM - 2AM Across...

Attachments: Appendix B - Code Enforcement Violation - 1212 Restaurant.docx; Appendix A - Code Enforcement Violation - 1212 Restaurant.docx

EXTERNAL
May 11, 2025
Re: Wilmont Board Opposes a Permanent Entertainment Zone on 1200 Block of Third Street Promenade Unless Ordinance Addresses Noise and Residential Impacts Dear Mayor Negrete, Mayor Pro Tem Torosis and Honorable City Councilmembers, Background
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3 We understand the severe economic environment our city finds itself in. We supported the reasonable approach of a year pilot and 3 events. With this new model the Board of the Wilshire Montana Neighborhood Coalition (Wilmont) writes in strong opposition to the proposed Entertainment Zone designation for the first block of the Third Street Promenade between Wilshire and Arizona. This entertainment block is directly south of the 1100 block of 3rd street which is a high-density R3 residential neighborhood. This Wilmont neighborhood is already burdened with commercial noise in the 1100 block from Michael's restaurant and Parking Structure 10 (1125 3rd Street) which also has housing over the ground floor garage. As well, the 3rd Street residential neighborhood has had ongoing noise issues from the 3rd Street Promenade. These residents have experienced noise intrusions from 1212 Santa Monica (1212 3rd St.), Michael’s Restaurant (1147 3rd St.), and Parking Structure 10/Santa Monica RHF Housing Inc as can be seen in the chart below provided with information provided by the City Clerk's Office.

Noise Complaints – Public Records Request for April, 2021 – April, 2025 on 1200 Block of 3rdStreet Promenade and 1100 Block of 3rd Street
Address Name Noise Complaints Action
1125 3rd Street SM Parking
Structure 10; Santa
Monica RHF
Housing INC, 911 N
Studebaker RD,
Long Beach, CA
1 complaint in
2022, 1 complaint
in 2024, 1
complaint in 2025;
all closed
Courtesy letter to
Santa RHF
Housing INC.
1147 3rd Street Michael’s
Restaurant
3 complaints in
2021; all closed
No other action
after investigation
1212 3rd Street
Promenade
1212 Restaurant 1 closed
complaint in 2021,
2 closed
complaints in
2022, 1 pending
complaint in 2025;
Two violations
written in 2022;
See attached
Appendix A – 5
violations of
SMMC; See
attached
Appendix B – 2
violations of
SMMC
1240 3rd Street
Promenade
Cabo Cantina No noise
complaints
NA

The two written violations (See Appendix A and Appendix B) Issued to 1212 Restaurant noted seven violations of SMMC and outlined issues regarding it acting as a nightclub when it is permitted as a restaurant and adding physical barriers around it In addition, Downtown Santa Monica (DTSM) has been holding events on Sunday with amplified music at the very north end of the 3rd Street Promenade, with speakers pointed north, into the 3rd Street residential neighborhood.

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4 These noise complaints are documented and unresolved. The addition of an 18-hour, seven days a week open-container zone with a high possibility of more amplified music for this one-block bar environment— without appropriate safeguards—will only worsen public disturbances and diminish residential quality of life through noise pollution, littering, increased disturbances in this neighborhood because of drunk behavior and drunk driving and we believe increased availability of alcohol for underage drinking. We observed last Monday when we were walking in the 3rd Street neighborhood that police were called in regarding drunkenness of several underage youths.

The initial proposal for a pilot program was modeled on event-based activations—as seen in San Francisco—was a concept we did not oppose. However, without meaningful public engagement or a formal land-use change process, this proposal has pivoted into a permanent daily program allowing open-container alcohol consumption from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., seven days a week. This abrupt shift directly affects the residents of the 1100 block of 3rd Street and surrounding R3-zoned housing and exacerbates existing problems without addressing the current harm. Yet there was no discussion or acknowledgement of residential impacts during the April 22nd discussion, and no enforceable framework has been outlined to mitigate noise, control music volume, or ensure neighborhood compatibility.

As the World Health Organization notes, chronic environmental noise contributes to sleep disturbance, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, and mental health decline. These are not theoretical concerns—they are already affecting our community. While SB 969 restricts CEQA review, it does not release the City from its core duty to safeguard public health. Moreover, the City retains the authority to voluntarily commission health and noise impact assessments and to adopt local protections.

We ask you to consider -- would you accept a 2:00 a.m. entertainment zone across from your home with amplified music and increased alcohol-related activity? If not, basic fairness demands that you extend the same consideration to Wilmont’s 3rd Street residents. Historically, the 3rd Street Promenade was designed and successfully implemented an environment that was restaurants, retail and movies with no amplified sound in the 1200 block but allowed in the 1300 and 1400 block.

Discussion of Options

1. We respectfully request that the Entertainment Zone be moved to the 1300 block (Arizona to Santa Monica) or the 1400 block (Santa Monica to Broadway) to move the noise intrusion that currently exists and will only become worse with this increase in people and alcohol and it will inevitably include more amplified music to entertain this open-container venue.

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5 2. If you do not choose the above option then the city must develop a noise enforcement process that reacts in real-time to noise intrusion into the 3rd Street residential area. This might be accomplished with PSOs who are trained in decibel readings and have broader hours than code enforcement. We currently have no ability as residents to report and get enforcement in real-time because we have no enforcement staff on weekday nights, or Saturday and Sunday. This issue doesn't only affect the 3rd Street residents but other Wilmont residents including on Ocean who have had dealt with amplified music at the Pergola in Palisades Park (across from 933 Ocean) and people pulling into parking spaces on Ocean and turning on their stereos with car doors open and the many other noise issues of a densifying city
We respectfully request the following modifications to the ordinance and implementation plan:
 Prohibit amplified music and DJ performances after 8:00 p.m. on both the 1200 and 1100 blocks of 3rd Street.
 Restrict operating hours to end by 10:00 p.m. in residential-adjacent areas, and limit activation to weekend days only (Friday–Sunday).
 Enforce in real-time decibel limits (SMC 6.116.030 Allowable noise levels on Promenade and Transit Mall) and establish a clear, responsive, real-time complaint enforcement protocol.
 Ensure that patron dispersal at closing time are not allowed into the 3rd Street neighborhood e.g., finish drinking in Parking Structure 10  All amplified sound must be directed toward Arizona Ave and not north toward Wilshire/3rd Street residential neighborhood
 Only current real time enforcement is calling the police, who rightly will put lives over property and may not be able to address noise issues in a real time basis. As well, residents should not be woken up every night and have to call the police (for no other options) to deal with these disturbances
 We appreciate that the staff report outlines a review in six months. We request that noise complaints and interviewing of 3rd Street residents be included in that report.

We support revitalizing the Promenade and encouraging economic vitality but this must not be done at the expense of our residents’ health, peace, and stability. Santa Monica must lead with thoughtful urban planning that balances nightlife with neighborhood livability. Santa Monica has long prided itself on progressive, resident-centered values. Please honor that legacy by protecting those who live near the Promenade while pursuing a vibrant and equitable downtown.

3. Develop assumptions and outcomes to generate a pro forma income statement of what revenue and costs could be expected from this effort and use that as part of your evaluation. As well, we would suggest a moment be taken to ensure that the brand of DTSM is not harmed or reduced to be compared to something like Bourbon Street in NOLO.

Respectfully,
Board of Directors
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6 Wilshire Montana Neighborhood Coalition (Wilmont)
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7 David Yakobson
From: Sam Shapiro-Kline <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2025 9:22 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Sam Shapiro-Kline
90403
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8 David Yakobson
From: Eli Gill <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2025 9:07 AM
To: Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: councilmtgitems
Subject: Subject: Support Items 10.A and 16.E

Thank you,
Eli Gill
90403
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9 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2025 4:05 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: ITEM 10 city council 5/13/25 STRONGLY oppose Entertainment Zone 1200 block .

NOISE!

EXTERNAL
City council:

I oppose the Entertainment zone plan for the 3rd street promenade has it is very disruptive to the tenants and residents that live in the area it is a bad idea that will jeopardize this community welfare & safety Item 10-A
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10 David Yakobson
From: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2025 2:58 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 10- entertainment zone 5/13/25 Resident opposition The drinking open containers damage is already here. See photo below

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To City council on may 13 th 2025:

We are already experiencing as a residents north of Wilshire area littering from alcohol bottles/cans & containers ,throw up everywhere from drunks and now you’re allowing/inviting them to drink containers adjacent to our homes?
No way.

We will need SMPD on Wilshire at all times.

The idea that a few security guards are gonna stop the maniac that already go to the promenade is incorrect. It’s a pipe dream.

It must NOT GO NORTH OF Wilshire line.

Stop the amplification at 1212 area and move it to Arizona ave. 1212 should only do indoor loud music not outside at”Wilshire tunnel funnel to Residents.” WeDO NOT not WANT to be disturbed by crowds going to their cars AFTER they “are done drinking” and litter and disrupt our sleep. We sleep at 10 pm. We are families that have children and work- we ARE senior citizens that don’t want Riff Raff coming north of Wilshire after the bar closes & restart up the party by our windows /scaring us and intimidating us by our homes.

Every weekend we can hear the pounding and beating of music from the promenade collective activities that are NOT MONITORED nor regulated. It’s a free for all party at our expense ALREADY.

What are you going to do to protect us ? This EZone sounds like this is only going to exacerbate everything so without something in place do not expect our support only expect our “opposition.” Please tell us what you’re going to do to protect us for Noise Nuisance so we can still Have a normal life at home & where we don’t have to keep our windows shut at all times. We want to enjoy fresh air at home too.

Sincerely,
Concerned Citizens in strong opposition to 1200 Block 3rd street Entertainment zone.

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12 David Yakobson
From: None <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2025 1:59 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 10 —5/13/25 agenda OPPOSITION TO 1200 Block having ability to damage quality of our lives at home.

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1200 block of 3rd Street all the way up to half a block north of California Avenue, we CURRENTLY hear all events located by Wilshire line.

We ask that if you are not going to cooperate with residents strong request to have no entertainment zone on the 1200 block, then, at a 1212 needs serious rules minimizing their freedom to disrupt our home life. Shorter hours—-no way past 10:30 pm
They must stay indoor for their amplified music.

See below: ⸻
Modifications/Accommodations for Sensitive Neighborhood Containing Families, Schools, and Churches:

If any entertainment zone (EZ) plans must proceed, accommodations for the sensitive residential nature of this neighborhood must outweigh the interests of a few establishments—especially on the 1100 block.

1. Sound Direction and Containment:
• The 1200 block must not amplify sound anywhere near the Wilshire Wall. • All amplified sound should be directed toward Arizona Ave (the south end of the kiosk). • At 1212, all DJs and bands must remain indoors, or their sound levels must be severely reduced in decibels.

2. Hours of Operation:
• Open hours for the 1200 block must be limited if the council disregards residents’ overwhelming opposition to an EZ in this area.

3. Patron Dispersal and Residential Protection:
• Patrons must not be allowed to filter into the neighborhood north of Wilshire when establishments close.
• We do not want parking near our apartments, as patrons disturb residents when leaving. • This issue has been repeatedly overlooked, but residents have not forgotten the behavior at 1212 during the pandemic—when patrons partied on parking structures after hours before heading home.
• Residents cannot bear the burden of having to call the SMPD nightly to deal with these disturbances.

Residents experience from 1212 during Pandemic created fear in us for life. Our sleep patterns were broken and disrupted every night by people going back to their cars and partying and hanging out. It was a nightmare for us not one night went by without being disrupted. It was terrible for us.

After people leave they repeatedly wake us up —drunks going to feud cars in our neighborhood. Erving engine/blasting ghetto music/crying/screaming into way hours until3 am.

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13 We urge you to protect your tax paying residents on Tuesday 5/13/25 Consider our lives. Why should we have to suffer when all they have to do is turn down the music to normal volume that people can enjoy and not disrupt us at home then when they’re drunk, let them go south don’t come north to us and bother us when we’re sleeping.

Thank you
Concerned 90403 citizen Jones family
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14 David Yakobson
From: persone buff <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2025 11:13 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 10– Entertainment zone —Residents strongly oppose 5/9/25 for agenda item on 5/13/25

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Dear Santa Monica City Council :

Please share with all SM City council & DTSM & all others that are involved.

We Residents of Wilshire Montana and BEAT 4, Oppose the entertainment zone being near or north of Wilshire adjacent to our “ Family Zone.”
We fear for safety of our families, children and parents. Inviting public to drink open containers as to increase Revenue at the Cost of endangering & damaging our quality of life at home is abominable. We are outraged that you are rushing past the obvious need for pilot program especially in 1200 Block, 3rd street
To pass this ordinance with “zero current NOISE CONTROL enforcement” is foolhardy mistake that Residents should not have to pay for! This is a quick and dirty getting that to pass by City Coucil meeting and then only letting Residents talk for two minutes about their REAL concerns not instead of your Revenue. It is Councils job to protect us instead City Council make us work by going out of our way to state the obvious so we can just have peace & quiet at home.Hiw would you like an “Boisterous noise zone “ next you your families.
1200 block of promenade is NOTORIOUS for disrupting residents in 1100 block 3rd St. The serious WIND TUNNEL effect hits us with a severe blast at home. The amplified loudness is NEVER regulated. Code Enforcement ( closed weekends)or police officers are to help us in the weekend? Really? SMPD is too busy fighting the crime in this party town already. 1212 currently plagues residents with brutal nightclub music every day and even louder on weekends reaching us at our windowsills.

Actually, residents that are in the area north of Wilshire, avoid it as they know it is a noise machine that attracts Riff Raff Not families.

The train bought in enough crime & Riff Raff, now you want to bring in more crime and disturb our family life in our “family zone” at home?
Please compromise and we REQUEST you include us in anything that impacts us from Promenade.

Many buildings impacted are 500 feet away and so by law, we are to be informed of anything that impacts us to do with Alcohol sales etc.

Please can you respect our feedback?
We insist that 1200 Block 3rd street have an earlier close time & no amplified music& their singers/bands are inside their huge restaurant spaces.

Let Residents have peace and quiet at home with our children and families.

Not everyone wants to hear insanely loud music/drink alcohol.

Let’s respect the Neighborhood.

Thank you,
Concerned Residents N. Wilshire
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From: Andrew Thomas <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2025 12:46 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Caroline Torosis; Jesse Zwick; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya
Cc: Elaine Polachek; Armine Chaparyan; Jennifer Humiston; Jing Yeo; James Combs Subject: RE: May 13, 2025 Council Agenda Item 10A: Third Street Promenade Entertainment Zone Pilot Program
Attachments: DTSM Inc Entertainment Zones Support Letter 5.8.25.pdf

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Dear Mayor Negrete, Mayor Pro Tem Torosis, and Honorable Council Members, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM, Inc.) is pleased to express our strong support for the creation of an Entertainment Zone Pilot on the Third Street Promenade, operating seven days per week.

DTSM, Inc. supported the passage of SB 969, the enabling legislation allowing local jurisdictions to create designated outdoor Entertainment Zones. Establishing such a zone on the Third Street Promenade will benefit local businesses, enhance the visitor experience, unlock new opportunities to attract foot traffic, boost local spending, foster community engagement, and stimulate leasing activity.

Notably, the proposed Entertainment Zone would be the first in California to operate seven days per week, offering the kind of consistency and predictability that visitors increasingly seek. This regularity strengthens public confidence in the area as a lively and reliable destination and positions the Promenade as a secure and bankable investment for prospective tenants and commercial partners.

We also want to acknowledge and thank City staff for their ongoing partnership and creative thinking, particularly in identifying ways for DTSM, Inc. to generate revenue to support Entertainment Zone programming and build a sustainable activation model.

Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of this important initiative. We believe the Entertainment Zone has the potential to meaningfully contribute to the recovery and continued vibrancy of Downtown Santa Monica.

Sincerely,
Andrew Thomas, LPM
Chief Executive Officer
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc.
1351 Third Street Promenade, Ste. 201
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.393.8355 (Office)
www.DowntownSM.com
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18 David Yakobson
From: City of Santa Monica
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 4:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: Objection to alcohol being allowed in the new Promenade plan Please see customer email below, thanks!
To submit a 311 request please visit 311.santamonica.gov, email [email protected], or call (866) 311-7266 City of Santa Monica
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From: Abby Hope <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 2, 2025 8:00 AM
To: City of Santa Monica <[email protected]>
Subject: Objection to alcohol being allowed in the new Promenade plan

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Hi City Manager,
I think it would be a very bad decision to allow patrons with alcohol to walk the Promenade from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. With homelessness and robberies and thefts and people acting irrationally and people coming from other areas and that don't care about our neighborhoods, I think it would greatly impact the welfare of Santa Monica residents.

Wishing you miracles and blessings.

Best wishes, Abby Hope
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