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Who’s Backing City Council Candidates?

11/03/2022 8:41 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

This is a hotly contested City Council election with 3 seats open. Political office here doesn’t come cheap. A little help from your friends goes toward candidates gaining a winning edge.

City Could Be Vastly Overestimating "Rent-Burdened' Households

11/02/2022 10:11 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

If a widely publicized "rent relief" program is any indication, City officials have been vastly overestimating the number of "rent-burdened" households in Santa Monica.

A total of 563 households applied for the City's “Rent Control Adjustment Relief” (RCAR) program, fewer than one-tenth of 6,000 the very low-income households City officials say are paying more than half of their income in rent.

Santa Monica Real Estate Report – October 31st, 2022

10/31/2022 11:47 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

See More: https://smmirror.com/2022/10/new-mixed-use-building-on-wilshire-to-provide-71-units-of-housing-santa-monica-real-estate-report-october-31st-2022/

School District, Malibu Agree to Separation 'Framework'

10/31/2022 11:17 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

In what was quickly called both "a historic moment" and a "politically suspect move," the School District and City of Malibu unveiled a "framework" on Friday to move towards separation.

Mayor Himmelrich Blocks Housing Commission Report from City Council

10/28/2022 5:11 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

1. Mayor Sue Himmelrich refused to agendize a brief but important Housing Commission report with recommendations for today's City Council meeting. She did this after a) having publicly announced her inability to treat the Housing Commission without bias...

SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica’s Pending Apocalypse

10/28/2022 4:52 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

For years, we were a 2 & 3 story terraced seaside community, a central park for the larger metropolitan area – a low-rise beach city like Santa Barbara, Carmel, and Santa Cruz, with maximum 3 story building heights in multi-family neighborhoods, 4 stories on our boulevards, and 5 stories downtown. But that Santa Monica is fast deteriorating, and we’re headed in Long Beach’s direction!

We are a city out-of-control. What’s our city’s future – “money & tourism” or “culture & seaside environment”?

Council Race Could See Last Ditch Spending Spree

10/28/2022 4:38 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

As the hotly contested race for City Council entered the homestretch this week, seven candidates and the PACs that support them still had more than $400,000 left to spend.

City leaders still hope to block 15 of 16 builder’s remedy projects

10/27/2022 10:56 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica’s elected officials spared no time in sharing their intention of halting the construction of 16 new residential developments that have secured vested rights to be built across town.

The new developments, most of which are between nine and 15 stories tall, came about in a flurry of applications in just the past few weeks, all falling under what’s known as the “builder’s remedy.”

City Takes Steps to Fight 'Builder's Remedy' Projects

10/27/2022 10:32 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City of Santa Monica has hired an attorney to help fend off a flurry of development proposals rushed under an obscure State law this month, top City officials said Monday.

The move comes as a startled City Council prepares to weigh legal options as City planners begin processing preliminary applications for 16 projects totalling more than 4,500 units

Your Santa Monica Common Sense (Local) Voting Guide

10/25/2022 11:20 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

How to do the least damage in Soviet Monica