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Residents Feel More Empowered After Council Election

12/02/2020 8:44 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Nearly half of Santa Monica voters chose "someone new" in last month's City Council race and think reducing homelessness should be the Council's top priority, according a to poll released Tuesday.

Registration Now Open for Annual Landlord/Tenant Forum

11/30/2020 9:24 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The event will be held online on Wednesday, December 2nd from 4:00 to 6:00pm. You must complete a simple registration form to access the event.

Other Business Recovery Measures Approved

11/30/2020 9:22 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

28th supplement to Santa Monica’s local emergency was approved

Clarifies that landlords’ service of required Notices of Terminations of Tenancy in accordance with instructions from the Rent Control Board upon its acceptance of a notice of intent to Ellis a building will not violate the eviction moratorium, while specifying that no unlawful detainer action based on removal of a unit from the rental market pursuant to the Ellis Act may be filed until sixty days after the expiration of this Order.

AND on page 36, Section F: https://www.santamonica.gov/Media/Default/COVID-19/28-_Supplement_28_-_Local_Emergency_-_COVID.pdf

FREE RAIN BARREL INSTALLATION WEBINAR

11/30/2020 9:11 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment’s Watershed Protection Program will host a free Zoom webinar to encourage local homeowners to install rain barrels on their properties just in time for the rainy season.

The webinar will occur from 10:30 a.m. until noon Saturday, Dec. 5.

SMa.r.t. Column: Our Brave New World

11/27/2020 1:01 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

As the weather chills, we enter a Holiday Season like no other that the City of Santa Monica has seen in the last 40 years. For the first time in that long period, the residents have achieved true representation focused on their well-being. That knowledge is surely a cause for additional Holiday cheer with eggnog, at least as a start.

Why is Santa Monica So Eager to Build 8,874 Units?

11/25/2020 8:36 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The overwhelming response to the city's webinar was opposition to zoning for 17 percent more housing.

A Perfect Storm Swept Incumbents Out of Office

11/24/2020 8:28 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

There were warning signs long before the November 3 Council elections that voters were ready for a change.

But it took a perfect storm of events to upend the status quo that had held a grip on local politics for nearly three decades.

Planning Commission hears Housing Element Update

11/23/2020 10:06 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica’s sixth Housing Element was introduced to Planning Commissioners this week as city staff continues its efforts to prepare the document that will dictate how the region will meet affordable housing needs for the next decade.

Santa Monica Landlord/Tenant Forum - Dec. 2

11/23/2020 10:04 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Event Registration

Fee to Build Affordable Units Off-Site Remains Stable

11/23/2020 9:56 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

For the first time in a decade, developers who build off-site affordable housing in Santa Monica won't see their fees increase, according to a report issued by the City Thursday.