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NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS CITY OF SANTA MONICA HOUSING COMMISSION

09/12/2015 1:39 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

One seat available for a term ending June 30, 2017.

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Let them ride the bus [Letter to the Editor]

09/11/2015 1:51 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

I have no objections to low cost housing in general. But in the present economic environment, the cost appears high compared to the benefits received. Who is the new low cost housing for?

Santa Monica Planning Commission to Take Up Norm’s Site, House Rented by Former Mayor

09/11/2015 1:48 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

September 11, 2015 -- A mixed-use development proposed to replace the former Norm’s Restaurant in Santa Monica and an appeal from a former mayor on the approval for his landlord’s rehabilitation project are among the items on next week’s Planning Commission agenda.

District Attorney to Review Accusations against Santa Monica Councilmember, Coalition Officials Say

09/10/2015 2:14 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

September 10, 2015 -- County prosecutors will review allegations that Councilmember Pam O’Connor waged a secret battle to fire a newly hired communications director who had opposed her candidacy nearly a decade earlier, a Santa Monica activist group said.

Water School, Penalties Threaten Santa Monica Water Wasters

09/10/2015 2:13 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

September 10, 2015 -- Like traffic school for people caught violating the rules of the road, Santa Monica residents who fail to save water in the face of an unprecedented drought could be required to attend “Water School,” said the City's chief sustainability manager.

Community Meeting - The City’s Landmarks Commission

09/09/2015 12:40 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City’s Landmarks Commission has filed an application (15ENT-0278) for the creation of a new historic district affecting certain properties along San Vicente Boulevard generally between Ocean Avenue and 7th Street.

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Case against O’Connor forwarded to County District Attorney

09/09/2015 12:35 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Complaints against Councilwoman Pam O’Connor filed by a local activist organization have been forwarded to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office for review.

Council Approves Sweeping Reorganization of Santa Monica’s Public Communications Department

09/09/2015 12:33 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

September 9, 2015 -- The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday unanimously approved a major restructuring of the City’s approach to public communications, adding five employees at a cost of $539,649 for the rest of this fiscal year and jumping to nearly $600,000 next July.

Letter: Santa Monica’s affordable-housing problem

09/08/2015 2:01 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Editor:

The Santa Monica Daily Press recently featured an article that most below-market, rent-controlled units will be flushed out in 15 years. In order to supplement the reduction of low-rent units, more development is required through allowing builders to benchmark a percentage toward low-income units in exchange for development. Herein lies the problem for our city:

Something rotten smells in City Hall

09/07/2015 3:43 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

By Bill Bauer on September 7, 2015

How about the sorry spectacle of councilmember Pam O’Connor’s role in the illegal firing last year of a newly hired Elizabeth Riel as the head of City Hall’s communications and public relations?

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