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Sep 30

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Economic Development or glorified Happy Hour?

“The truth is if you leave Santa Monica at 5 (p.m.), you might as well leave at 7,” said Justin Yoffe, the cultural affairs supervisor with City Hall’s Cultural Affairs Division. “You might as well come and enjoy some great discounts.”

So the big economic development idea in a city of 100,000 people is to push for a citywide happy hour? Eh…

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