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LA Mayor Karen Bass scores a U.S. policy shift to expedite homeless housing

08/16/2023 8:07 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Responding to pleas from Mayor Karen Bass and city and county housing officials, HUD has agreed to exempt local housing providers from the rules that required applicants to produce identification and document their homeless status and income before moving into their apartments.

viction loophole restriction broached by state legislature

08/15/2023 9:12 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Under current law, evictions are prohibited without just cause, however a “no-fault” just cause classification exists that allows an owner to occupy the property either themselves, or an occupancy by the owner’s spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, parents or grandparents. Currently under advisement by the state’s Appropriations Committee, SB 567 would amend current law to require the property owner, partner or family member to occupy the property for a minimum of 12 continuous months as the person’s primary residence.

How Can We Save Santa Monica? by Jack Neworth

08/14/2023 10:57 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

How has all this happened to our city and what if anything can we do about it? As a result of the rapidly rising crime, drugs and homelessness violence The Shores Residents Association (TSRA) has invited Council Member Phil Brock to hold a Town Hall here outlining plans of the council to stem these horrific developments.

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California’s Dichotomy: Rising Numbers of Ultra-Rich Residents Amidst Deepening Inequality

08/14/2023 10:31 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The prevailing dynamics take on even greater significance in a year marked by stock market rebounds and the flourishing of the artificial intelligence industry within the state, giving rise to new fortunes. Concurrently, growing disparities between workers and executives have positioned California at the heart of the resurgent labor movement in the United States. Strikes have reverberated from hotel staff near Disneyland to dockworkers, nurses, Hollywood writers, and actors, all demanding equitable compensation.

Excavation Underway for Mixed-Use Project With 280 Apartments Above Vons

08/14/2023 10:27 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A substantial portion of this space will be designated for a new Vons outlet. Moreover, a raised courtyard spanning 30,000 square feet will be a central feature of the building. As a prerequisite for approval, Related California will be obligated to allocate 84 of the newly constructed apartments for lease at rates below the prevailing market rates. These units will have occupancy restrictions applicable to households with earnings ranging between 30 percent of the local median income and the threshold of moderate income. Oversight of the new affordable units will be managed by the Community Corp. of Santa Monica

School District Releases Plans for Civic Auditorium

08/14/2023 10:02 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The School District on Friday unveiled a nearly $227 million plan -- excluding the purchase cost -- to renovate and re-adapt the Civic Auditorium

Southeast L.A. County cities enact rent control

08/14/2023 7:55 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

In February, Maywood issued a 60-day rent freeze, then extended it through September. On July 26, the City Council approved a rent stabilization ordinance to take effect when the rent freeze ends, limiting annual rent increases on all units to 4%.

Maywood’s efforts mirror those in the neighboring cities of Bell Gardens and Cudahy.

Santa Methica is Not Safe Reads New Sign

08/10/2023 11:52 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

he sign, sponsored by the Santa Monica Coalition, accuses City Manager David White of making Santa Monica synonymous with meth by supporting the needle distribution program in the city's public parks

Legislature Set to Decide Fate of 20 Housing Bills

08/10/2023 10:07 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Landlords could be limited to collecting the equivalent of one month's rent as security deposit and cities could be prohibited from encouraging landlords to turn away or evict tenants who have committed a crime.

Those are two of the 20 housing-related bills the California Legislature will consider in its final month of action after a record number of bills was introduced during the current session, according to a report to the Rent Control Board.

Some LA Landlords seek relief from rent hike freeze

08/09/2023 5:18 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The rent freeze runs through February 2024, but some say that the ordinance is unconstitutional.

Matthew Millen has been a landlord since 1979, when he purchased a three-unit building in San Pedro and he said he relies on the property for his income.