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Latest Santa Monica Municipal Election Results

11/13/2024 8:01 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

SMRR Sweeps Back Into Power

11/13/2024 8:00 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica rent prices fall once more as Los Angeles surges in demand

11/12/2024 8:05 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

According to Apartment List, Santa Monica rents dropped by 0.2% in October, down to $2,310 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,769 for a two-bedroom. Overall, rents in the city have decreased for 10 straight months per the website, with the overall 5.5% drop year-to-year being the largest among the 25 Los Angeles metro area cities listed in the report.

SMRR Falsely Scared Local Voters By Threatening the End of Rent Control

11/12/2024 8:03 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Santa Monica voters seem to be with our slate on the issues, but suspect the noise from SMRR was too great for our candidates to overcome.

SM.a.r.t Column: Moving Ahead to the Future

11/11/2024 8:38 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The new City Council faces a monumental task. The question is, are they prepared to tackle these challenges head-on? Or will the new Council perpetuate the same old policies that, over two decades, led to this situation? Time will tell, and we’ll be here to closely examine the Council’s actions, their effectiveness, and their impact on our local residents. Meanwhile, as a reminder of our mission, we reprint below the founding article from eleven years ago, laying out our core principles and agenda—goals we remain committed to pursuing.

United Slate Widens Commanding Lead

11/11/2024 8:30 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The United slate on Friday widened an all but insurmountable lead that will give Santa Monica's political establishment a 6 to 1 majority on the City Council.

Santa Monica voters back Hochman and harsher criminal penalties while opposing rent control expansion

11/08/2024 2:11 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

While Brock’s slatemates Oscar de la Torre, Vivian Roknian seem close in voter percentage (reporting 10.7% and 10.15% respectively vs. the 12.54% needed to claim a council seat), they are even further behind Brock in the actual vote count and each needs more than 2,000 votes.

What do New Santa Monica City Councilmen Dan Hall, Barry Snell, Natalya Zernitskaya, and Ellis Raskin Want?

11/08/2024 2:07 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

“The new council will be very pro development. Expect to see all the auto mechanics on Lincoln Blvd and car dealerships on Santa Monica Blvd, quickly replaced by apartment towers. And yes, that was the point of eliminating the car dealership exemption to the business tax (Local Measure K). Only Lana Negrete is a slow growth person, so it's 6 to 1 in favor of developers and development."

Santa Monica Chooses Change Over Safety Slate, Electing Ellis Raskin, Natalya Zernitskaya, Dan Hall and Barry Snell

11/06/2024 8:03 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Ellis Raskin lead the field with 13,395 votes, or 13.32%. Dan Hall was second at 13,384 votes, 13.31%. Natalya Zernitskaya finished third at 12,904 and Barry Snell got 12,806 votes. The top four all won seats on the 7 member Council.

Santa Monica Mayor Phil Brock and Councilmember Oscar de la Torre will not return to the Council, having finished fifth and sixth. Brock was 1000 votes behind Snell.

Latest Santa Monica Election Results

11/06/2024 8:00 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Here are the latest election results, as votes are being tabulated as of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.