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Five-Story Mixed-Use Residential Approved To Replace Denny’s

10/30/2015 1:13 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday night approved the second reading of an ordinance adopting a five-story, 102,500 square-foot mixed-use project at 1560 Lincoln Blvd. – the current site of a Denny’s restaurant.

Survey Finds Nearly Half of Santa Monica's Renters Burdened by Rates

10/30/2015 1:02 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

October 30, 2015 -- Nearly half of renters in Santa Monica spent more than 30 percent of their income making monthly payments to their landlords last year, mirroring a national trend as the number of renters hits an all-time high, a survey released this week shows.

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Has SMRR lost its way? [by Bill Bauer]

10/27/2015 1:43 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) annual membership convention is Sunday, Nov. 1, at Lincoln Middle School’s auditorium near 15th Street and California Avenue. Sign-in is at 12:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at 1 p.m. sharp.

Council to study uses for property at 4th and Colorado

10/27/2015 1:37 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

City Council will meet for the third time in three weeks Tuesday to discuss a mix of old business and some new items covering Santa Monica’s perennial conversation points such as transit, development, historic preservation and government practices.

County Prosecutors Reject Santa Monica Council Member Probe

10/27/2015 1:34 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

October 27, 2015 -- The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has rejected investigating allegations of wrongdoing by Santa Monica Council member Pam O’Connor, saying the statute of limitations has expired on the controversial case of the hiring and firing of Elizabeth Riel.

City Increases Conservation Rebates for Santa Monica Residents

10/23/2015 3:52 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

October 23, 2015-- Now that El Niño is twice the size of the continental United States and is almost assured to bring major rains this winter, Santa Monica homeowners and businesses stand to reap extra benefits from the City's expanded rain barrel and lawn-swap rebate programs, officials said Wednesday.

Plaza downsized but moving forward

10/22/2015 4:43 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City of Santa Monica owns the property located along Arizona Avenue between 4th and 5th streets, giving the city unique leverage to control development on the parcel.

Santa Monica Council Still Split on Controversial Plaza Project

10/22/2015 4:41 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

MCB is seeking to build about 195 hotel rooms, 206,800 square feet of office space, 42,200 square feet of retail space and 48 affordable residential units on Arizona Avenue. The 12-story structure would be built on City owned land in the heart of Downtown Santa Monica.

64-Unit Affordable Housing Complex Proposed for Downtown Santa Monica

10/22/2015 4:38 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

October 21, 2015 -- With a dearth of housing funds, Santa Monica is turning to private developers to build projects such as the proposed 64-unit affordable housing development reviewed by the City's Architectural Review Board (ARB) on Monday.

An urban plaza (Michael Feinstein)

10/20/2015 4:12 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The public planning process around the 4th/5th/Arizona mega-parcel goes back many years.