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CURRENT SM CANDIDATE LIST AS OF 7/26/16

07/27/2016 9:44 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

See 2016 Potential Candidates List: CandidateListJuly20-2016_Original.pdf

How affordable housing is funded in Santa Monica

07/27/2016 7:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

By Richard Hilton

He has been a member of the Housing Commission since 2011 and its Chair for over two years.

The City of Santa Monica is proposing a new tax to fund affordable housing and public schools. The following is information about the City’s existing affordable housing funding and additional local/state/federal programs.

Santa Monica Firefighter Decides Against Council Run

07/27/2016 7:07 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

July 27, 2016 -- Dominick Bei had originally planned to seek a unique role in the Santa Monica government by serving as both a City Council member and a firefighter. But he told The Lookout this week that he has decided not to run for council.

His decision came a few weeks after the City Attorney’s Office issued a paper stating Bei could not hold both positions.

New Santa Monica Tax Money Could Cover School District's Daily Maintenance

07/25/2016 6:57 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

July 25, 2016 -- If a Santa Monica tax measure passes in November, the school district should use some of that potential revenue to meet daily maintenance needs, Financial Oversight Committee member Tom Larmore told the School Board last week.

A committee in favor of the current measures has been formed called Campaign for Public Education & Affordable Housing. An opposition campaign had not filed with the City as of Friday, according to the City's election website.

8,473 Claims Filed Against City for Jets at Santa Monica Airport

07/24/2016 9:58 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Attorney Jonathan Stein has informed the City Manager Rick Cole, that he is filing 8,473 tort claims against the City of Santa Monica for running a "nuisance" at the airport. A government tort claim is a condition precedent to filing a class action lawsuit against the City.

Power to the people of Santa Monica [SMa.r.t.]

07/24/2016 9:54 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Note: The SMa.r.t. guest author this week is longtime Santa Monica resident Richard Orton. He is concerned about the direction our beach town is taking and has been actively engaged in our community for decades.

For generations, Santa Monicans have asked city leaders to moderate the greed of developers. No matter who is elected, city council, and city staff, always seem to side with developer interests. Huge projects in the pipeline for approval paint an even bleaker future for our city. We need to stop it.

City Council acts on tax increase, Oaks Initiative

07/24/2016 9:48 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Santa Monica City Council at its July 12 meeting voted to place a tax increase initiative on the November ballot. The council also approved a concept design for modernization of City Yards and finalized a revision of the ethics initiative that will be placed on the ballot.

Former Santa Monica Mayor Faces Eviction

07/22/2016 7:11 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

July 22, 2016 -- The long-standing feud between former Santa Monica mayor Mike Feinstein and his landlords has taken a new turn that could conclude with Feinstein being evicted from the rent-controlled, four-bedroom house where he has lived for more than 30 years.

Phil Brock vying for seat on SMMUSD board

07/21/2016 7:04 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Phil Brock is running for a seat on the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education despite years of expectations that he would mount a second campaign for City Council.

Incumbents Outnumber Challengers in Santa Monica Board Races

07/20/2016 8:13 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The race for two seats on the Santa Monica Rent Control Board has so far drawn two potential candidates. Incumbent Anastasia Roark Foster, a 10-year resident of Santa Monica who was appointed to the five-member Board in February, pulled papers on Monday ("Santa Monica Rent Board Picks New Commissioner," February 12, 2016).

Also on Monday, Realtor and landlord Elaine Golden-Gealer, who is a vocal critic of the Board, was the only potential challenger to pull papers.