Santa Monica Advances Expo/Bundy Upzoning to Qualify for SB 79 Exclusion

Santa Monica SB 79 Expo Bundy upzoning debate at City Council

By Mike Joe SANTA MONICA, Calif. The Santa Monica SB 79 Expo Bundy vote came Tuesday as the City Council, Sept. 16, 2026, gave first-reading approval, on a 5-1 vote, to an ordinance that would raise density on 89 single-family parcels near the Expo/Bundy light-rail station. The goal is narrow and urgent: push the city’s … Read more