nless the numbers change, there is little chance Santa Monica can lower its State-mandated target of building more than 9,000 new housing units -- more than two-thirds affordable -- over the next decade, experts say.

No longer can cities lower their targets by trading or transferring the units to other jurisdictions, accordng to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), which sets the targets for the region. 

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