Business View Civil & Municipal - May 2023

48 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 5 who stresses that the city did their own heavy lifting several years ago in an area known as the Lantern District, spending $18 million to improve streetscape and roadway elements, widen sidewalks, upgrade landscaping, and medians. Killebrew talks about the continued evolution of the Lantern District, describing a blend of old buildings that have been revitalized and new mixed-use retail and housing options, depicting coffee shops, restaurants, and apartments with coastal views - an overall collection of innovative projects that add to the vibrancy of the city. Next on the agenda is the Doheny Village neighborhood, which is now moving forward. A change in zoning was necessary to protect what Killebrew says is the “existing long-time industrial and commercial area, which was the birthplace of the surfing industry.” He mentions surf and sailing pioneer, Hobie Alter, who had his original shop in the area, amidst many others who were at the forefront of the industry.“In Doheny Village, there are welders, plumbers and surfboard fabrication shops that all stayed in the new zoning, but then