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A ballot initiative to put housing on the Santa Monica airport is officially dead — for now
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Jill Replogle , as published by LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)
· August 13, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The Santa Monica Airport is set to close in 2028, leaving 192 acres of land available for repurposing.
A plan to use part of the Santa Monica Airport for housing has hit a roadblock. Proponents of the plan failed to collect enough signatures to put the measure on a future ballot. The proposal aimed to set aside a quarter of the airport's land for housing.
The Santa Monica Airport is set to close in 2028, leaving 192 acres of land available for repurposing. Currently, the land is slated for public use. Further details on the proposal and the future of the airport site are available from local news sources.
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Category: parks Published: August 13, 2026 Source: LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio) Reading time: 1 min
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