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Council comments now posted online

01/15/2016 2:58 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Residents submitting written comments to the City Council are being warned that a new system will post those messages online, including any personal information provided by the writer.

New Tenant Harassment Law

01/14/2016 1:21 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

City Attorney explains the new law.

Read More on page 6: http://issuu.com/smdp/docs/011316

State of the City Presentation

01/14/2016 1:19 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, 5 pm

Read More on page 5: http://issuu.com/smdp/docs/011316

City to Query Residents On Affordable Housing Funding Options

01/14/2016 1:06 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

If the City is to be a serious player in the affordable housing market, it needs to invest $7.5 million a year from its own annual general fund to keep rents within reach of its lowest-income residents, Santa Monica's housing and economic director said this week.

Santa Monica ...Asked to Take Larger Role in Helping the Homeless

01/14/2016 1:03 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The County of Los Angeles Homeless Initiative asks local municipalities to chip in with their own resources of funding to subsidize the temporary “rapid rehousing” of their homeless residents, according to a newly released draft of the comprehensive plan, which was ordered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors last August.

Helping Our Homeless Neighbors. Santa Monica Forward

01/13/2016 7:16 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

See the second column... re: Richard Bloom and State Budget Bill SB107, and the requested estimate of new funds and their allocation to affordable housing.

Bill Bauer's column: Who do they represent?

01/11/2016 2:29 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Bill Bauer discusses the minimum wage initiative and the Housing Commission and sources of revenue for more affordable housing.

Santa Monica Moves Toward More Control of Coastal Permitting

01/11/2016 2:22 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

For several decades, people with development projects near the Santa Monica coast have needed to go to the California Coastal Commission for final approval in the form of a coastal permit.

This could soon change if the City is successful in updating a two-document package known as the Local Coastal Program (LCP).

Why urban planning in Santa Monica is a ‘wicked problem’

01/09/2016 4:17 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Where is the analysis that shows that we have a “problem,” a need, requiring an increase in our residential population?

Read More of this SMa.r.t. column: http://smdp.com/why-urban-planning-in-santa-monica-is-a-wicked-problem/152934

What new coastal zoning rules could mean for Santa Monica

01/09/2016 4:15 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Planning Commission received a briefing on Santa Monica’s proposed Local Coastal Plan last week as staff prepares to centralize authority for coastal development within City Hall.