Santa Monica

[san-tuh mon-i-kuh]

noun

1. a beachfront city in southwestern California, near Los Angeles, on Santa Monica Bay: popular tourist destination and resort.

Example Sentences

Now, Santa Monica is trying to plot a new path forward.

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Confronting years of stagnation, public safety concerns and changing retail norms, commercial landlords and Santa Monica officials are trying to revitalize the Third Street Promenade.

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Santa Monica is far from the only city — in California or nationwide — to face the pain of a downtown in decline.

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But the hope is through concerted, planned investment that Santa Monica can shine once again and modernize to be competitive in the postpandemic era.

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Also on the agenda: moving the city’s homeless shelter out of downtown; making a one-time $3.5-million investment to address fraying sidewalks and streets and freshen up trees and trash cans; funding monthly events at the Third Street Promenade to attract crowds; creating a large-scale “Santa Monica Music Festival” next year; upgrading restrooms near the pier and Muscle Beach; and increasing operating days for libraries.

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