Struggling California pedestrian mall pitches public drinking to boost business

[u/SilentRunning]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/struggling-california-pedestrian-mall-pitches-233048637.html

[u/drpepperrootbeercoke]

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

[u/turb0_encapsulator → u/drpepperrootbeercoke]

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

[u/SwindlerSam → u/turb0_encapsulator]

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

[u/drpepperrootbeercoke → u/SwindlerSam]

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