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  • 06/06/2022 9:15 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    Keith Knox, Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector, is in the process of mailing approximately 162,000 Notices of Delinquency (Notices) to Los Angeles County property owners who have not paid their Annual and/or Supplemental Secured Property Taxes in full for the 2021-22 tax year. 

    Read More: https://smmirror.com/2022/06/los-angeles-county-treasurer-and-tax-collector-mails-notices-of-delinquent-payments-for-property-owners/

  • 06/03/2022 5:07 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    I spend a lot of time listening to residents and it’s clear to me that the most important things we can do to respond to current concerns are to increase the levels of emergency response services in programs implemented by our public safety officers, such as the Police Department’s Homeless Liaison Program and the Fire Department’s Critical Response Unit, both of which operate on a limited basis today, and bring back critical services reduced during the pandemic such as library services, park maintenance and after-school programs.

    Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/letters/Letters-2022/06_02_2022_OPINION_Councilmember_Brocks_Open_Letter_on_Transfer_Tax.html

  • 06/02/2022 10:24 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    Santa Monica rents rose by less than 1 percent last month after falling flat in April, according to Apartment List's monthly report released Wednesday.

    The 0.8 percent increase in May brings the year-over-year rent growth in Santa Monica to 12.5 percent, compared to a 9.9 percent drop at this time last year, based on listings posted on the popular rental site.

    Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2022/June-2022/06_01_2022_Santa_Monica_Rents_Sees_Small_Monthly_Rise.html


  • 06/02/2022 10:22 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    State intervention is a bogeyman that is being evoked to get us to do the State's dirty work and destroy our city for them. Oh, don’t anger the State! They might be upset! Utter nonsense. The State has already declared nuclear war on Santa Monica. It cannot get any worse.

    Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/letters/Letters-2022/06_01_2022_LETTERS_Slow_growth_Heads_Are_Spinning.html

  • 05/31/2022 10:38 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    SMa.r.t.

    Los Angeles County recently proposed a program providing financial incentives for certain “Legacy” family businesses in their original historical location. They have been facing financial hardships for a variety of reasons like COVID, gentrification, and increasing commercial real estate rents, development, and land values. These are our “mom and pop shops,” and Los Angeles is losing many of these unique and symbolic places which help support and make a part of the Los Angeles community. Does this sound familiar with what is happening here in Santa Monica?

    Read More: https://smmirror.com/2022/05/affordable-spaces-for-small-business/

  • 05/31/2022 10:31 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    The poll taken via phone text between May 19 and 25 found that 85 percent believe Brock's call for replacing the Downtown safety ambassadors with security guards and round-the-clock police patrols would decrease crime Downtown.

    Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2022/May-2022/05_27_2022_Poll_Finds_Strong_Support_for_Boosting_Security_Downtown.html

  • 05/27/2022 4:53 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    Brock's measure would charge a real estate transfer tax of $15 per $1,000 on commercial properties that sell for more than $8 million, with the tax applying only to the amount above that threshold.

    Himmelrich's proposed tax would charge $53 per $1,000 on all properties valued at $8 million or more, with the entire amount taxed.

    Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2022/May-2022/05_26_2022_Brock_Proposes_Alternative_Transfer_Tax.html

  • 05/26/2022 10:27 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    City Councilmembers agree that the City should seek to raise revenues through a ballot measure, but what taxes to increase and where to spend the money is up for debate. 

    Read More: https://www.smdp.com/three-local-tax-measures-could-appear-on-november-ballot/217965 

  • 05/26/2022 10:24 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    To expedite economic recovery, enhance public safety presence and address homelessness, the City must seek a combination of new ongoing and one-time revenues. 

    Read More: https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2022/05/26/city-council-weighs-in-on-proposed-fy-2022-23-budget

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