ACTION Apartment Association

Housing Discrimination in Santa Monica? [Adam Radinsky, City Attorney]

02/10/2016 8:06 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

We all know it's illegal to deny housing to a person on the basis of their race or religion. But there are a lot of less obvious situations that also violate the fair housing laws.

Read More on page 5: http://issuu.com/smdp/docs/021016

New Survey Finds Santa Monica One of Most Expensive Cities in California for Apartment Rentals

02/09/2016 4:50 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica is one of the most expensive larger cities in California in which to rent an apartment, with a one-bedroom unit closing in on $3,000 a month --a 7 percent increase from 2014 and not too far behind San Francisco, among the priciest cities in the nation.

Elaine Compares the Rent Board Appointment to the Godfather

02/08/2016 6:16 PM | Elaine Golden-Gealer (Administrator)

http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2016/January-2016/01_19_2016_Santa_Monica_Realtor_Compares_Rent_Board_Appointment_to_The_Godfather.html

Local, State Laws Taking Effect in 2016

02/08/2016 5:25 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

See especially page 8, On the Home Front.

Santa Monica Rents Top Most Expensive List

02/07/2016 8:35 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica is one of the most expensive places to rent in California according to new statistics released this week.

Commission Approves Santa Monica Preschool Despite Opposition

02/07/2016 8:32 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The owners of Meadow Preschool, expected to open in Santa Monica next year on 26th Street between Arizona Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, will have to convince some neighbors the new facility won’t be a bother.

Also objecting to the project was Rent Control Board member Nicole Phillis, who told the commission it was bad the project would be taking two rent-controlled units out of the housing market.

Strolling Through Santa Monica's Affordable Housing

02/04/2016 2:54 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

On January 30th, graduate and PhD students of urban design at UCLA, part of an official student organization called Bruins for Design and Development (BUDDY), organized a walking tour of affordable housing projects in Santa Monica.

Residents can apply for $3,000 for earthquake safety

01/26/2016 4:52 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Single family homes' details at: http://issuu.com/smdp/docs/012616/6

Santa Monica Rent Control Board Notice Inviting Applications

01/26/2016 4:47 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

See the notice regarding the unscheduled vacancy at: http://issuu.com/smdp/docs/012616/4

New code has big plans for our small city (SM.a.r.t.)

01/23/2016 6:00 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

At present, Santa Monica zoning would allow doubling of existing building areas in downtown and tripling existing building areas along our eight boulevards.