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Santa Monica faces its worst fiscal crisis in years after a $229-million settlement and pandemic downtown collapse, with some of the highest retail vacancy rates in L.A. County.

The City Council votes Tuesday on a comprehensive plan featuring doubled police patrols, $3.5-million infrastructure investments and business-friendly permitting to reverse the decline.

A new city manager and youthful council majority are betting bold reinvestment can restore Santa Monica to its once-thriving status as a coastal destination.

It’s been a rough few years for Santa Monica.

Businesses have abandoned its once-thriving downtown. Its retail and office vacancy rates are among the highest in Los A

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