ACTION Apartment Association

School District, Malibu Agree on Separation Package

09/16/2024 8:54 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The package -- which is ready for public review -- has three agreements that "outline the framework for how resources, operations and services will be shared or divided between the two entities," the joint announcement said.

Split council tightens anti-camping laws

09/12/2024 10:49 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The actual changes to city code are in fact relatively small. Sleeping bags and bedrolls (pads to sleep on) are now listed as evidence of a campsite in the city’s anti-camping ordinance. Neither item is prohibited outright nor can either item be cause for citation alone but both are now part of the decision matrix used by officials when determining if someone has set up an illegal campsite inside city limits.

34-story development

09/12/2024 10:47 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Four major development projects will look to transform Santa Monica, including two buildings that would become the tallest in the city.

Candidate Forum Highlights Deep Divisions

09/11/2024 8:13 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The forum, sponsored by six of Santa Monica's seven neighborhood groups, drew a crowd of more than 400 to the Lincoln Middle School auditorium, where they heard the candidates explain their positions on key issues.

Voting Rights Judge Issues Dire Warning

09/10/2024 10:32 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City Council on Tuesday will once again take up an 8 1/2 year-old voting rights lawsuit after the judge in the case said he sees it lasting another "five to seven" years.

Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Crowley also said legal fees could "at least" double, unless there is a settlement in the case charging Santa Monica's at-large election system discriminates against Latino voters.

Years after freeway's demise, L.A. renters are buying state-owned homes

09/10/2024 9:41 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Caltrans’ tenants, including Payan and other longtime low- and middle-income residents, are gaining the opportunity to buy their homes at reduced prices, the only way they say they could afford to become homeowners. The public agency is selling vacant properties to affordable housing providers who are repairing them for new occupants.

SM.a.r.t Column: Santa Monica’s Next City Council

09/09/2024 9:25 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Only a united City Council can begin to effectively thwart the excesses of the out-of-control growth that these myopic State laws have enabled. Council action can ensure that the shape of our city’s future is not radically altered and that all new and future development respects what residents have valued as essential and non-negotiable quality-of-life issues that affect us all.

Phil Brock, Mayor, and Council Member
Dr. Vivian A. Roknian
Oscar de la Torre, Council Member
John Putnam

City will help affordable housing developer purchase popular pet store location in exchange for more senior housing

09/09/2024 9:24 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

It all started in March of this year, when Council unanimously voted to build affordable housing on three city-owned sites, the original proposal included approximately 130 units on three city-owned properties at 1217 Euclid St, 1211 1217 14th St and 1146 16th St, in line with the city’s 2021-2029 Housing Element.

Meet the Candidates Event Sunday September 8

09/05/2024 10:22 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

When: Sunday, Sept. 8th, 3:00 - 5:00pm

Doors open at 2pm

Where: Lincoln Middle School Auditori

1501 California Ave., S.M. 90403

Stop Pretending Long-failed Remedies Will Work

09/04/2024 10:12 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Rampant crime by an unhinged homeless population is devastating Santa Monica, yet lame local officials and an entire slate of City Council candidates continue to pretend long-failed remedies of the past will somehow work.