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City budget up for discussion on Tuesday

05/23/2022 10:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

City Council will meet this Tuesday with an agenda that talks about council procedures, remote access meetings, budget and honoring a former Councilman.

Massive Block Apartments on Lincoln Blvd are Empty

05/23/2022 10:10 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

What was built on the former Norms restaurant site at Colorado and Lincoln Blvd at a cost of $40 million, is five stories tall and is pretty much devoid of people?

Los Angeles Metro Sees 15.9 Percent Increase in Median Rent

05/21/2022 10:28 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

From February 2021 to February 2022, there has been a 17% surge year to year of rental prices according to Zillow data. In the previous decade, those same prices were stable and usually only rose between 3% to 5% annually.

California cracks down on fraudulent practices surrounding emotional support animals

05/20/2022 2:35 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Finally, health care practitioners are not allowed to provide documentation related to an individual's need for an emotional support or comfort animal unless four boxes are checked.

Response to Himmelrich’s “We Walk the Talk” Column

05/20/2022 12:35 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Letter to the Editor

The key concerns raised by Verville that go unanswered by Himmelrich include his concerns
that such a tax would:

1) Unfairly and unnecessarily burden the residents

2) Ignore how commercial and other high-end properties will be able to structure ownership
to avoid this tax

3) Create an undisciplined spending fiasco

Christopher Dishlip Selected as Santa Monica’s New Assistant Director of Public Works

05/20/2022 12:32 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Dishlip is tasked with overseeing more than 200 staff members in Architecture Services, Engineering and Street Services, Resource Recovery and Recycling, and Water Resources.

Planning Commission Gives Enthusiastic Thumbs Up to Gehry Project

05/20/2022 12:26 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

And with an enthusiasm seldom seen in a City whose populace is skeptical of major developments, the Planning Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a 316,750-square-foot project on one of Santa Monica's most visible sites.

2022 Annual General Rent Adjustment

05/18/2022 9:21 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

2022 Annual General Rent Adjustment Percentage Will Be 6% Subject to a $140 ceiling, to be considered at its June 9th meeting, which would apply to all units with MARs of $2,325 and above.

Thanks to Wes Wellman for watching the Rent Bored Meeting for us.

More to follow

Housing & Schools Transfer Tax Petition

05/18/2022 9:20 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Letter to the Editor

We can see that traditional Santa Monica property taxes, that fund almost everything the city does for us, will collapse as a result of this transfer tax. This will wreck city services that current residents depend on (Schools, police, fire, libraries etc)

This property tax collapse will be caused by owners delaying home sales and thus delaying property tax basis repricing, and replacing tax paying buildings with (non property tax paying) affordable housing.

80 homeless individuals have moved up the City’s affordable housing waitlist

05/18/2022 9:10 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Homeless individuals in Santa Monica with access to Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) have been given priority access to the City’s affordable housing system, second only to Santa Monica residents who are facing no fault evictions.

The addition of voucher-holders reorders the wait list for the City’s limited affordable housing supply to those facing eviction, EHV holders, Right to Return participants and individuals who live or work here.