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Water and Wastewater Rates

11/08/2019 8:05 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City of Santa Monica will host two open house events for residents and local businesses to learn about proposed adjustments to water and wastewater rates.

'Bold' Plan to Transform the Promenade Gets Go-Ahead from Council

11/08/2019 8:01 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica should embark on a "bold" plan to transform its iconic Promenade, the City Council said Tuesday, but it will take much more than money to make it work.

After three decades of coasting on its success with virtually no changes, the street needs to be torn up and "reimagined" under a conceptual plan the Council unanimously backed.

City council supports Third Street Promenade redesign

11/07/2019 7:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica City Council members said Tuesday they support a plan to overhaul the physical design of the Third Street Promenade and allow more nightlife and entertainment.

Tuesday was the first time the city council has reviewed Promenade 3.0, which calls for a two-year redesign of the street that could cost between $45 and $60 million and would be funded by Promenade property owners and the city. Construction would not be able to begin until 2023 or 2024 and would take one to two years, said Alan Loomis, an urban designer with the city.

Tenant initiates lawsuit against landlord after losing rent-controlled apartment

11/07/2019 7:14 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A longtime Santa Monica resident filed a complaint last month that alleges his landlords unlawfully evicted him from his rent-controlled apartment so they could raise the rent.

Frank Strick moved into his apartment at 1836 10th St. in 1989 and lived there with his son until January 2018, when the owners of the property, Assaf and Natalie Tarnopolsky, evicted him so Natalie Tarnopolsky’s sister, Denise Poon, could move in.

Proposed Downtown Development Could Reinvigorate Slow Growth Movement

11/07/2019 7:08 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Leaders of Santa Monica's slow-growth movement are taking on a major Downtown development this week after being largely inactive since a defeat at the polls three years ago.

On Thursday, the North of Montana Neighborhood Association (NOMA) will devote its monthly meeting to the "Plaza at Santa Monica," a 357,000-square-foot mixed-use hotel development proposed on City owned land.

An email invitation to the meeting promises that leaders of the slow-growth groups Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC) and SMa.r.t. (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow) will go "head to head" with the developer.

Apple commits $2.5B to combat California housing crisis

11/06/2019 8:46 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Apple on Monday said it will put up $2.5 billion toward easing California’s housing crisis. The sum from Apple eclipses pledges by fellow Silicon Valley giants Google and Facebook for addressing the lack of affordable housing in a region where affluent tech workers have helped drive up the cost of homes.

LA County residents will be able to vote for 11 days

11/06/2019 8:41 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Los Angeles County is hoping to eliminate long lines at the polls and boost voter turnout in time for the most contentious Democratic primary in recent memory. In the upcoming primary, Los

Angeles County residents will be able to register to vote and cast their ballots at any vote center for 11 days, including election day. The vote centers will be equipped with machines that voters can use to vote electronically and print their paper ballots.

Community task force to help trim $4 million from city budget

11/06/2019 8:38 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Eight community members. Seven city of Santa Monica staffers. $4 million in budget cuts.

From November to February, a task force will convene to discuss how to trim $1.5 million from the city’s $756 million 2020-2021 fiscal budget.

City Council limits “mansionization” of singlefamily neighborhoods

11/06/2019 8:29 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Santa Monica City Council adopted regulations Tuesday that aim to limit the “mansionization” of the city’s single-family neighborhoods,

but some residents say the new rules will prevent them from renovating their homes to accommodate their growing families.

Installing a Home EV Charging Station Just Got Easier

11/06/2019 8:21 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Do you know that California state law (AB 1796) requires landlords to approve tenant requests to install EV charging stations in their dedicated parking spaces if they are willing to pay for them? Previously, this law required tenants to obtain a $1 million insurance policy, which often prevented tenants from being able to take advantage of this legislation. A recently passed bill (SB 638) removes this insurance requirement, making it one step easier for renters to install charging stations at their homes.