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Santa Monica Landlord Agrees to Resolve Tenant Harassment Claims

05/18/2021 9:12 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

City settles with Marshall Reddick Real Estate and Balthazar Investment Group

Plaintiffs in Voting Rights Case File Final Brief

05/18/2021 8:45 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the voting rights lawsuit against the City submitted the final brief in the landmark case last week, paving the way for a ruling that could either upend Santa Monica's election system or impact voting districts across the state.

Submitted last Wednesday, the 48-page brief argues that in its ruling last July, the Court of Appeal failed to "even acknowledge" the law's mandate that eliminates the federal requirement for a majority-minority district.

City Manager selection process begins

05/17/2021 10:00 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

City Council finished its first round of interviews for Santa Monica’s next city manager this weekend, meaning the search for the city’s first permanent manager since Rick Cole resigned in April 2020 could soon be completed.

Construction Underway for Mixed-use Lincoln Boulevard Development

05/17/2021 9:49 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

After breaking ground earlier this spring, construction crews are now beginning to work on a four-story building at 2903 Lincoln Boulevard.

The project, spanning the entire east side of the block between Ashland Avenue and Wilson Place, will feature 47 units of housing on top of 16,755 square feet of ground floor retail. The apartments will be a combination of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, including four reserved for extremely low-income tenants.

LA to study homeless housing at Will Rogers Beach

05/14/2021 10:34 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A proposal to convert several local beach lots into temporary housing cleared its first hurdle this week when the City of Los Angeles’ Committee on Homelessness and Poverty voted to authorize a feasibility study in a 4-1 vote.

SMa.r.t. Column: Power to the People

05/14/2021 10:24 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

We are fortunate in Santa Monica that we have a choice to purchase our power from two sources. We can buy our power from SCE which generates their power from a mix of about 50% renewable and 50% fossil fuel sources OR, for slightly more cost, from the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) which is essentially a power brokerage that buys its power from renewable clean power sources such as photovoltaics (PV), windmills, hydroelectric, geothermal, etc.. The CPA then sends this “clean” power to you via the same power lines and transformers that SCE uses.

The Controversial Plaza Project Proposed at Arizona and 4th Street on Public Land is Dead

05/13/2021 8:28 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Anti-development advocacy group Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City calls it a "final victory"

City budget rebounds from pandemic losses

05/12/2021 8:27 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

After dire warnings of multi-year shortfalls just last year, City Hall has released a new budget that projected no deficits in coming years.

Rent Estimates In Santa Monica

05/11/2021 9:56 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

While rents for single-family homes have experienced big increases as renters and buyers compete for the same limited quantity of homes on the market, apartment rents haven't increased as swiftly.

Governor proposes tax rebate as virus relief

05/11/2021 9:50 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Millions of poor and middle-class Californians would get tax rebates of up to $1,100 under a proposal unveiled Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, as part of a broader pandemic recovery plan made possible by an eye-popping $75 billion budget surplus.