Santa Monica residents invited to speak on civil unrest

01/19/2021 10:21 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The organization tasked with analyzing the events that led up to and followed the civil unrest that occurred in Santa Monica on May 31, 2020, will host another listening session Tuesday, and residents who were affected by the events are invited to participate.

City Council Has Appointed An 11 Member Civilian Police Oversight Commission

01/19/2021 10:16 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

See video at: https://smmirror.com/2021/01/city-council-has-appointed-an-11-member-civilian-police-oversight-commission-santa-monica-beat-january-17-2021/

Federal rent relief is coming

01/18/2021 11:29 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The stimulus law passed by Congress in late December includes $25 billion in rental relief funds, with an estimated $2.6 billion coming to California. Here are some things you should know about that money.

Controversial community housing project on Venice canals

01/18/2021 11:29 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

LA City Planning began community hearings last week for the Reese-Davidson Community, a proposed 140 unit building with 68 units for homeless individuals, 34 for low-income artists, and 34 for other low-income households.

The 2.8 acre project will cost an estimated $39,337,314 to develop on what is currently a City-owned beach parking lot on the Venice Canals.

25K New Housing Units in LA?

01/18/2021 11:10 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

With a massive spike in homelessness forecasted, LA lawmakers want to build 25,000 new housing units.

See Video: https://smmirror.com/2021/01/video-25k-new-housing-units-in-la/

SMa.r.t. Column: Saving a Failed Marriage, Pt. 1

01/15/2021 10:32 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

SMa.r.t. Column

After several decades of wedlock and blind pursuit, our Santa Monica City Council finds itself in a failed marriage with the development community – succumbing to developers’ need and greed, to increased heights, densities and rents, in exchange for a modest amount of “inclusionary housing.” Only 8% of this increased housing qualifies as “affordable” while bringing with this housing the problems of infrastructure and the increasing loss of our city’s character.

HOW PROP 19 WILL AFFECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?

01/14/2021 9:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Watch at 10AM TODAY AND 10AM TOMORROW

AT: https://www.boe.ca.gov/meetings/

Apartment Living During COVID-19

01/14/2021 9:13 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Los Angeles County Health Department encourages everyone to do their part in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. For landlords, these steps include:

• Post information in common areas about preventing the spread of disease. Resources are available here.

Housing advocates call on Biden to extend eviction ban

01/14/2021 9:10 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Housing advocates around the country staked out courthouses and held rallies Wednesday, calling on the incoming Biden administration to extend and strengthen the current federal ban on evictions.

Community Listening Session #2

01/14/2021 9:06 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City of Santa Monica is committed to ensuring that OIR Group obtains the information it needs to provide an independent after-action report and evaluation. The City has retained OIR Group to prepare an independent after-action report and evaluation regarding the events leading to, during, and following May 31, 2020.