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Council asked to act on tenant protections

04/07/2016 7:58 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A dense consent calendar will give way to a pair of substantive issues at the April 12 council meeting.

City Hall has spent the past 20 years debating tenant protections and the longstanding tradition debating how to protect renters will continue this week with a recommendation to revise municipal code and hire a new staff position dedicated to aid with tenant relocation.

Upcoming elections – development No. 1 issue [Bill Bauer]

04/04/2016 7:27 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

With an election coming in eight months, the question is whether the local political powerhouse Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) will be able to maintain its grip for a fourth decade. The venerable renters’ rights organization must walk a tightrope between slow growth or accelerated development.

What’s missing from Santa Monica’s downtown plan [SMa.r.t.]

04/02/2016 8:48 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

There are two different visions for our downtown. Do we want to be a densely populated urban place, a smaller Downtown Los Angeles simply adjacent to a beach, or remain part of the beach and ocean environment? What is currently happening in our city has the potential to change forever the “character” that is Santa Monica.

Community Consultation Key to Extended DCP

04/02/2016 8:43 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Amidst resident rumblings regarding development and the future of Santa Monica, the City released a new Downtown Community Plan (DCP) timeline Tuesday in an effort to create a final blueprint that is more reflective of what people really want.

Vote on Santa Monica Downtown Plan Delayed Yet Again

03/31/2016 10:09 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

After some two dozen workshops, formal discussions and hearings, the draft “Downtown Community Plan,” formerly called the Specific Plan, will now go to the City Council next spring, instead of this summer, said City Manager Rick Cole.

Will a longtime resident of a rent-controlled unit be able to stay?

03/28/2016 8:02 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Her complex between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard was recently sold to a new owner, Denali Alpha LLC. Los Angeles Property Management was hired to handle day-to-day duties there. Vanessa Pineda, who runs the property management company, said she inspected her new client’s units earlier this month and informed Hill in a letter of several violations that had to be addressed.

Answering questions about Santa Monica’s LUVE initiative [SMa.r.t.]

03/26/2016 8:29 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

LUVE stands for Land Use Voter Empowerment. It is a citywide initiative started by Residocracy to allow residents to vote on major city development issues and projects. Signatures are now being collected to place it on the November ballot. This initiative is in direct response to several recent controversial development projects that have been approved or are being processed without much resident buy-in or approval.

HUD Mandates ‘Affordable Housing’ in Affluent Baltimore Suburbs

03/25/2016 1:17 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

(CNSNews.com) - The Obama administration has started its push to expand low-income housing into "higher opportunity areas."

Retreat to Set Affordable Housing Priorities

03/25/2016 9:25 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica Housing Commission invites public to help set goals for 2016

The City of Santa Monica Housing Commission will hold a Commission Retreat from 10am to 1 pm on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in the Multipurpose Room of the Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, 90401.