ACTION Apartment Association

An open letter to the City Council (5th and Arizona)

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

I see the development proposal before you, on city-owned land on Arizona, between 4th and 5th Streets as harbinger of a potentially threatening, irreversible future ...

How diverse do you wanna be? [Bill Bauer's column]

10/19/2015 3:18 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

ONE OF THE MAJOR ARGUMENTS proffered for building more low-income housing here is to maintain community diversity. “We don’t want Santa Monica to turn into another Beverly Hills,” is a frequent comment from the prodevelopment/affordable housing/Santa Monica Forward lobby

Santa Monica Council Takes Another Look at Major Downtown Project

10/19/2015 3:16 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

October 19, 2015 -- Facing stiff opposition from slow-growth advocates, the Santa Monica City Council on Tuesday will explore ways to reduce office space at a major mixed-use development proposed for a City owned site in the heart of Downtown.

Mixed bag for renters in Sacramento

10/16/2015 2:07 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

State legislation related to affordable housing, rent control and landlord/tenants was more notable this year for what failed than what succeed, according to a report presented to the Rent Control Board last week.

Council Approves Downtown Santa Monica Mixed-Use Project

10/16/2015 2:05 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

October 16, 2015 -- With little controversy, the City Council voted 6-0 on Tuesday for a mixed-use development on Fifth Street between Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway in Downtown Santa Monica.

Santa Monica Council Approves Denny’s Replacement Project

10/16/2015 2:03 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

October 15, 2015
-- In an act that several council members said was the beginning of transforming Santa Monica’s Lincoln Boulevard into a pedestrian friendly street, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a mixed-use development to replace a long-existing Denny’s.

Mixed bag for renters in Sacramento

10/14/2015 4:35 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

State legislation related to affordable housing, rent control and landlord/tenants was more notable this year for what failed than what succeed, according to a report presented to the Rent Control Board last week.

Santa Monica to Start Posting City Council Correspondence Online

10/14/2015 4:32 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

October 14, 2015
-- In a move aimed at increasing government transparency, the Santa Monica City Council gave the go-ahead to start posting much of the correspondence members receive online on the City’s website.

While I was gone - Bill Bauer

10/12/2015 4:27 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Big developments expect approval

Traffic planning faux-pas continue

Downtown development projects up for council approval

10/12/2015 4:25 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Two development agreements for new, mixed-use projects by prolific development company NMS Properties are up for debate at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.