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| Photo by: Jaime A. Varela |
The deteriorating SeaPort Marina Hotel located on Second and Pacific Coast Highway is the site where developers at David Malmuth Development are planning to build an environmentally-friendly seaside shopping village. The new project will include rental shops, residences, restaurants, various retail stores, a 100-room hotel and a 99-seat theater and science center operated by CSULB.
The theater will be home to the California Repertory Company (Cal Rep), which is composed of graduate, staff and faculty actors at CSULB. The theater will host contemporary performances, improv night, cabaret, youth theater programs, community theater workshops and musical theater.
According to the project's website, second+pch, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is also looking into construction of the Coastal Science Center. The facility would take a "hands-on approach to educating the community of wetlands and coastal eco-systems with demo-stations."
Laura Kingsford, dean of natural sciences and mathematics, said there are currently no updates on the science center and the proposal is still an idea. In fact, the organizers behind this project have not been able to move the project from an idea to a reality because the proposal has come under attack by opponents who believe the project would interrupt the flow of traffic and damage the Los Cerritos wetlands.
The second+pch website is now trying to gain support from CSULB students by offering them the chance to have their voices heard on their Facebook page. According to the team of professionals collaborating on this concept, if approved for construction, it will create 920 permanent jobs and contribute approximately $45 million to the city's general fund over 20 years. This means CSULB students will have more opportunities for employment, still there are a lot of people, including students, who feel this project may not be worth the environmental risks.
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| Photo by: second+pch |
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