ACTION Apartment Association

Development Combatants in Santa Monica Consider Post-Election Compromise

11/14/2016 7:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

November 14, 2016 -- Santa Monica City Councilmember Kevin McKeown is drafting a compromise to allow public votes on proposed projects that exceed buildings limits, although the proposal's future is unclear in the bitter aftermath of the defeat of slow-growth Measure LV.

The olive branch from McKeown backers of the measure -- which would have required voter approval of most projects taller than 32 feet -- is expected to go to the council at its next meeting, on November 22, he said.

Seismic Retrofit Program - Technical Provisions

11/11/2016 9:11 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Information and Discussion of the Updates to Technical Standards of

the Seismic Retrofit Provisions of Article VIII of the Santa Monica

Municipal Code and Recommendations to City Council on the

Technical Standards

Santa Monica Hoping Election Cleared Way for Affordable Housing

11/10/2016 6:26 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

November 9, 2016 -- After failing to follow its own law for years, Santa Monica City officials are banking on a sales-tax infusion from two successful measures on the November 8 ballot meant to, in part, provide more affordable housing.

Santa Monica voters Tuesday approved a half-cent sales tax (bringing it to 10.5 percent) via Measure GSH, which breezed to victory with 63 percent of the “yes” vote.

Voters also passed Measure GS, which advises splitting the $16 million a year raised by GSH equally between local schools and affordable housing, although GS is non binding. It won 70 percent of the vote.

Clearing The Air In Santa Monica’s Apartments And Condos

11/09/2016 7:07 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica does have a no-smoking law for all multi-unit apartments and condos:

Santa Monica Council Incumbents Sweep, LV Loses Big

11/09/2016 7:03 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

As is usually the case, the candidates backed by Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) were the winners in the Rent Control Board election.

Read More: http://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2016/November-2016/11_09_2016_Santa_Monica_Council_Incumbents_Sweep_LV_Loses_Big.html

and

http://smdp.com/early-results-favor-council-incumbents/158612

Santa Monica Set to Tackle Downtown Community Plan Again

11/08/2016 3:49 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City Planning Commission next Wednesday will delve into an analysis that finds that 3.22 million square feet of new floor space could be built downtown through 2030 without exceeding the City’s goal of creating no net increases in peak evening rush-hour trips.

A 2012 study by RCLCO Real Estate Advisors found downtown Santa Monica had the potential to add as many as 2,500 new residential units, 200,000 square feet more of regional retail space, 58,000 square feet of local retail/office space and 1,500 hotel rooms.

The Price of a Vote

11/07/2016 8:26 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Transparency Project

DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS ARE DECIDED BY A SIMPLE equalitarian equation: one person, one vote. The most votes win, whether for a candidate or a measure. But the price of one vote? Now that’s a very different equation, as the 2016 Santa Monica election makes clear. One vote can be pricey indeed.

Read More on page 6: http://backissues.smdp.com/110716.pdf

Landlord/tenant forum

11/07/2016 8:22 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Consumer Protection Division of the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office and the Rent Control Agency will host a free forum on landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities. The event will be held Dec. 6, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Thelma Terry Center in Virginia Avenue Park, located at 2200 Virginia Avenue in Santa Monica.

Read More on page 5: http://backissues.smdp.com/110716.pdf

Are Housing Policies in California Effective?

11/05/2016 8:15 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

By Daniel Barrera and Elena Burdick, students from the USC School of Social Work

IS THE CURRENT HOUSING POLICING IN CALIFORNIA really having an effect upon society?

Read More on page 6: http://backissues.smdp.com/110516.pdf

Santa Monica Rent Board Campaign Includes Unusual Features

11/04/2016 10:43 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

November 4, 2016 -- If you want to be elected to the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, make sure you’re an incumbent or win the endorsement from Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR). If you can do both -- even better.

Challenging the SMRR slate is Elaine Golden-Gealer, a Realtor and landlord who heads Action Apartment Association, ...