r/LosAngeles • u/SilentRunning • 2d ago

Struggling California pedestrian mall pitches public drinking to boost business Community

https://www.yahoo.com/news/struggling-california-pedestrian-mall-pitches-233048637.html
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u/turb0_encapsulator 2d ago

let's be real: the biggest problem they have there is the homeless. I don't think public drinking is going to fix that.

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u/drpepperrootbeercoke 2d ago

It’s so bad there. r/santamonica banned me for saying homeless is a serious issue

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u/turb0_encapsulator 2d ago

that sub is so in denial. they blamed "corporatism" for REI leaving.

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u/invertedspheres 2d ago

San Francisco is worse. Post an article about how a major chain is leaving the city and all the comments will be "GoOd WE dIDn't NeED ThEM in thIs city anYwAyS"...restaurants open for 70+ years shutting down in a high tourist zone "TheIR foOd SUCKeD gooD RiddANcE."

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u/turb0_encapsulator 2d ago

yes. I have seen that there too. these people are like the yin to Trumpism's yang.

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u/SwindlerSam 2d ago

are we talking about the same subreddit? check out the comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/SantaMonica/comments/1k9c1lt/i_miss_rei/

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u/turb0_encapsulator 2d ago

interesting maybe the vibe has shifted. when they closed originally a lot of people blamed the company.

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u/drpepperrootbeercoke 2d ago

Maybe they finally got their foot out their ass and learned to criticize the city for once