In the first episode of A Developing Story, host Brian Peter Falk introduces the idyllic beach city of Santa Monica, California and explores how a controversial state wide development mandate called "The Housing Element" is forcing the city to allow the construction of nearly 9,000 new apartments.

Santa Monica Daily Press Links:

https://smdp.com/news/hcd-rejects-citys-housing-element-demands-revisions/

https://smdp.com/news/after-housing-element-debacle-implementation-work-begins/

https://smdp.com/news/housing-element-becomes-hot-topic-at-local-leader-gathering/