Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an affordable housing law that does for Los Angeles County what Mayor Sue Himmelrich's proposed transfer tax increase would do for Santa Monica.

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Cypress Equity Investments (CEI) has made a presentation to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board as reported by Urbanize Los Angeles regarding their plans for 2025 Wilshire Boulevard. 

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Property, Developments, and Listings on the Westside.
* Mixed Use Project Under Review To Replace Fast Casual Restaurants On Wilshire
* Rents Hold Steady in Santa Monica Despite National Dip
* Local Properties For Sale And Rent In Your Neighborhood!

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Organizers of the rally include members of a slate of four School Board challengers trying to gain control of the School Board ("School Board Slate Eyes Major Shake-Up," September 1, 2022).

They note that School District officials have long known about the conditions at the predominantly minority school.

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By Peter Borresen

Our leaders have left our city almost uninhabitable but they say it's really paradise because it's sunny and we have a beach.

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Landlords can resume rent increases on rent-controlled aparTments, starting in February 2024. Rent-controlled residences account for three-quarters of apartments in Los Angeles.

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The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program will help up to 30,000 households by paying a portion of their rent paid, according to the Los Angeles Housing Authority.

The program provides rental assistance to very low-income people and families. City officials are urging those who are eligible to apply online.

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All candidates were given an opportunity to provide written answers to a set of questions provided by SMDP and two sets of answers will be printed each day. Answers are also available online alongside additional information from each candidate.

Read More: https://smdp.com/2022/10/04/council-candidate-lana-negrete/

Special interest groups will have a major impact on the November 8 City Council race, with one union spending as much to target a single candidate as all eleven candidates have spent combined.

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Neighbors may be up in arms over the new Lincoln Center Project that will replace the Gelson’s grocery store in Ocean Park, but complaints over its size and appearance are unlikely to sink the large scale residential project.

Read More: https://smdp.com/2022/09/23/gelsons-project-continues-to-face-resistance/