Here is where the rewritten bill returns. AB 1740 no longer exempts anything at the bluff. Instead, it does something subtler: it puts Santa Monica on a deadline to finish its coastal plan by 2029, and the Commission on a deadline to certify it. More subtle is a hint that the state budget’s vote next week includes ‘trailer bill’ wording setting that until the LCP is certified, all housing projects are allowed. 

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