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Council Takes Measured Approach to New Smoking Ban

01/15/2023 8:43 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

But the new law raises enforcement issues. While building owners can enforce the smoking ban on their properties, the ban in public spaces must be enforced by police or code enforcement officers already busy with more serious violations, City officials said.

Green Building in Santa Monica

01/12/2023 9:12 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Navigate the resources below to learn more about electrification and find rebates that make switching to electric appliances affordable.

See More: https://www.santamonica.gov/topic-explainers/green-building-in-santa-monica

Santa Monica To End COVID Emergency

01/12/2023 8:27 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica's decision to end the emergency came the same day the Los Angeles City Council voted again to end its local emergency at the end of this month.

The vote came after a motion to extend the emergency and keep temporary tenant protections in place failed.

Two applicants to fill Rent Control Board vacancy

01/11/2023 9:55 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Two candidates applied: Lonnie Guinn and Susan Morrow.

City Approves 14 New Developments In Downtown Area

01/10/2023 11:42 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

See Video: https://smmirror.com/2023/01/city-approves-14-new-developments-in-downtown-area-santa-monica-real-estate-report-january-9th-2023/

Council looks to expand prohibitions on smoking

01/09/2023 8:02 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The only new ordinance on the agenda is an expanded prohibition on smoking in multi-unit residential buildings.

Current rules already ban smoking in elevators, public parks, the beach, inside public buildings outdoor dining hotels and within 20 feet of entrances to buildings open to the public. The expansion would also ban smoking in the common areas, except designated smoking areas, of any multi-unit residential building and public right-of-way areas (sidewalk, street, and other public-right-of way) within 20 feet of any doorway or open window of a multi-unit residential building.

SMa.r.t. Column: The “Beachtown Remedy”

01/09/2023 7:56 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Doesn’t acceptance of those 15 “builder’s remedy” projects beg the question of ‘follow the money’? Questions abound. Why was there not absolute clarity on what was needed to meet the State mandates for the initial submittal? Why does the state rely on arbitrary ‘interpretation’ leading to rejections? Why are 15 “builders remedy” submittals being considered when HCD had acknowledged that Santa Monica had a substantially compliant HE? Why didn’t the State give the City a heads up? If we were in Denmark we might think something is rotten.

Mixed-Use Development Underway at 601 Wilshire in Santa Monica

01/09/2023 7:54 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

As reported by Urbanize Los Angeles, the site is at the northeast corner of Wilshire and 6th Street and the new structure will be four stories tall and hold a total of 40 units, a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments.

City Receives $1.5 Million to Tackle "Behavioral Health Needs"

01/09/2023 7:51 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Santa Monica funding will be used to convert an existing City-owned facility into a behavioral health center to accommodate 24/7 intakes from first responders and local emergency rooms, City officials said.

The initial phase of the 24/7 center will focus on people experiencing homelessness, officials said.

Santa Monica Rents Cooled Down Last Year

01/06/2023 8:52 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Rents in Santa Monica grew at a slower rate last year than they did in 2021 and are now slightly higher than at the start of the coronavirus shutdown, according to a report released by Apartment List on Thursday.

Rents increased 7.2 percent in 2022, after rising 12.5 percent in 2021, according to data compiled from listings on the popular website. They are up by 1.5 percent since March 2020.