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DTSM envisions new look for Lincoln Blvd.

08/19/2021 9:29 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

DTSM will host the Lincoln Blvd. Beautification Project Town Hall Forum on Aug. 31 from 5 – 7 p.m. via zoom with consultants and DTSM staff to discuss an overview of a draft plan and seek feedback before design documents are finalized.

Eviction bans push some small landlords out

08/18/2021 10:06 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Economic experts have warned that eviction bans could end up inadvertently making housing even less affordable than it is now, if too many landlords sell off their properties to larger investors interested in yielding even bigger profits.

Santa Monicans receive $8.6 million in rent relief with much more funding still available

08/17/2021 9:12 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Any household in Santa Monica that is at or below 80 percent of area median income is eligible to have 100 percent of back rent and utilities owed paid for by the state. The qualifying income is $66,250 for a household of one, $75,700 for a household of two, $85,150 for a household of three and $94,600 for a household of four.

State Money is Available Now to Pay Rent

08/16/2021 10:14 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monicans are urged to apply today at housing.ca.gov. The statewide “CA COVID-19 Rent Relief” program (also commonly referred to as “Housing is Key”) is now open and taking applications to help income-eligible households with 100% of rent and utilities, for both past and future amounts owed.

Opposition Builds to Housing Bills SB9 and 10

08/13/2021 7:42 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

by Tricia Crane

Suddenly Senate Bills 9 and 10 are in the news, which is a good thing given how little genuine media coverage has been given to these dangerous instruments of real estate speculators and their cheerleader Sen. Scott Wiener.

Protracted Rent Moratorium Forcing Small Landlords Out of Business

08/13/2021 7:41 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Extended rent moratoriums and the slow distribution of billions in federal rent assistance are driving many small landlords to call it quits.

“Nobody wants to become a landlord anymore,” said Diane Baird, executive director of the Lake Erie Landlord Association. “And we have very few new people entering into the business.”

Los Angeles report advises against homeless sites at Will Rogers

08/12/2021 9:47 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A report on the feasibility of housing homeless people in temporary cabins or camping sites in select Westside parks and beach parking lots — a suggestion that, in part, stoked a recall effort against Councilman Mike Bonin — recommended against such operations at four proposed locations. The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) recommended the city not pursue tiny homes or safe camping sites at Will Rogers State Beach in Pacific Palisades, at Dockweiler State Beach in Playa del Rey, or at a privately owned lot at 5000 Beethoven Avenue in Del Rey. It also recommended against using part of the West LA Municipal Building for interim shelter.

Education efforts afoot to help Santa Monicans claim rent relief

08/11/2021 10:54 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Eviction moratoriums are currently a complicated web of overlapping rules at the local, state and federal level but Santa Monica has proposed a $55,000 plan to inform everyone of the resources available to keep people housed and pay necessary bills.

Santa Monica households have filed 1,250 applications requesting $20,327,062 in funds so far. According to officials, 458 households had been served with $7,535,516 in paid assistance, averaging $16,453 per household.

Why LA Renters Can't Apply For California's Billions Of Rent Relief Dollars

08/11/2021 10:41 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

California has $5.2 billion in federal funding to spend on rent relief for tenants who’ve fallen in debt to their landlords — but renters in the city of Los Angeles currently can’t apply for it.

The city stopped accepting rent relief applications in April, and it currently doesn’t have a clear timeline for reopening the program.

Landlord sues L.A. for $100 million, saying anti-eviction law caused 'astronomical' losses

08/10/2021 8:36 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

One of the region's most prolific apartment builders has sued the city of Los Angeles over its COVID-19 eviction moratorium, saying his companies have experienced "astronomical" financial losses and are legally entitled to compensation from the city.