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82-Year-Old Tenant Awarded $825,000

03/04/2016 3:22 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A resident of 1519 12th Santa Monica is breathing a sigh of relief today after being awarded a total $825,000 by Los Angeles Superior Court after suing his landlords for public disclosure of private facts.

Eviction system 'allows itself to be gamed,' frustrating landlords

03/02/2016 8:44 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Craig Miller is chief executive of a Los Angeles office-leasing firm. He's also a landlord, with seven houses for rent around the region.

As Miller tells it, the tenants at one of his properties, a house in Calabasas that rents for $5,225 a month, stopped making payments last summer. Miller began eviction proceedings in August.

Santa Monicas Homeless Population Declines

03/02/2016 8:15 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

For the third year in a row, Santa Monica's overall homeless population including those who live in shelters, has decreased, but more individuals are living in the streets, acccording to Santa Monica’s 2016 Homeless Count released Tuesday night.

Head of Affordable Housing in Santa Monica Leaving with Dire Predictions

03/02/2016 8:08 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The head of Santa Monica’s largest affordable-housing organization is leaving after five years for a similar post in Hollywood.

Santa Monica Appoints New City Clerk

03/02/2016 8:04 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Anderson-Warren has been named Santa Monica’s new City Clerk, a job she says will be challenging but also exciting – especially in a city with no shortage of controversies that usually pass through her office, mostly on the way to the City Council or a public ballot.

Her base pay is $15,269 a month, officials said in announcing her job on February 23.

Fines Start in Santa Monica for Customers Using Too Much Water

03/01/2016 11:55 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Customers using too much City water in Santa Monica as the drought worsens are about to face first-ever fines, officials said Monday.

Dean Kubani, the City’s Sustainability Manager, said about 150 customers failed to cut water by 20 percent, as required by the City of Santa Monica and the state of California to combat the drought --

My Write: The devil in the details [Bill Bauer]

02/29/2016 1:57 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Bill Bauer, City Manager Rick Cole and the Downtown Community Plan

Outreach beginning for Downtown Community Plan

02/29/2016 1:54 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Plan has been released to the public and the City staff is actively seeking feedback.

Denise Anderson-Warren Named City Clerk; $15,269 base monthly salary

02/29/2016 1:49 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica City Council announced Tuesday Denise Anderson-Warren as the City’s new City Clerk. A 21-year veteran of the City Clerk’s Office, Anderson-Warren brings vast knowledge of the department to her new role. She has served as Assistant City Clerk for the past five years.

First Meeting Tonight: Coastal Zone Planning [Feb. 29, 2016]

02/29/2016 1:46 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

With the California Coastal Commission under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, Santa Monicans are being asked to take part in shaping Santa Monica’s coastal zone, the first Local Coastal Plan Workshop scheduled for tonight.