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Safety in Santa Monica

10/21/2024 11:35 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Keep native and long-term Santa Monica residents, not outside influence peddlers and developers, in charge. Vote for the Safer Slate: Mayor Phil Brock, Councilmember Oscar de la Torre, John Putnam and Vivian Roknian.

SM.a.r.t Column: SM.a.r.t Recommendations

10/21/2024 11:24 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The following recommendations are our general consensus but there is wide variation and disagreement in many issues. Please carefully read both the Official Voter Information Guide and the Official Sample Ballot brochure you received in the mail and do your own research.

SM Police Officers Association Throws Support Behind Brock, De La Torre, Roknian and Lesley

10/21/2024 11:22 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

See Video: https://smmirror.com/2024/10/video-sm-police-officers-association-throws-support-behind-brock-de-la-torre-roknian-and-lesley/

Homeowners Try to Get Out Urgent Message

10/21/2024 11:14 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

If the slate gains control of the City Council, the flyer warns, its members would implement SB 10, a State law that allows as many as 14 units to be built on a single family lot.

"People didn't get it," said Tricia Crane, chair of Northeast Neighbors. "They didn't understand the impact. This is the one development issue we can actually affect."

Rent Control Will Never Be at Risk

10/18/2024 2:11 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

What is at risk here is the SAFETY of all the residents and tourists that visit Santa Monica.

The Santa Monica Renter’s Right group has had control of the city for four decades. Their bad polices, which you are all aware of (crime etc...) has also allowed and accelerated the deterioration of our precious commercial districts.

They don’t understand how to maintain, let alone grow, business or promote business within the city. This failure is noticeable to all who see downtown. This lack of fiscal responsibility has led to the deterioration of this beautiful little town.

Campaign Fundraising War Deadlocked

10/18/2024 1:47 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

To date, the opposing factions battling for control of the City Council have each raised about $600,000, making the 2024 race for four seats the most expensive Council campaign in Santa Monica history.

Palisades Council Demands Homelessness Fund Mismanagement Investigation

10/17/2024 11:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

In a Letter Sent to Multiple Public Officials, the Council Expressed Concern Over the Lack of Accountability and Possible Corruption

370 residential unit development submitted in Bergamot area

10/16/2024 8:56 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Last month, developer Holland Partner Group submitted an application to the city seeking approval to redevelop a site at 1633 26th Street. The proposed development, designed by AC Martin, calls for 370 apartments, 2,400 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and a two-level subterranean parking garage that would hold 527 spaces for cars.

Bills passed protecting renters on screening fees, security deposits

10/16/2024 8:52 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

In giving legislative updates to the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, legislative advocate Brian Augusta stated that application fees are a barrier that renters face “almost everywhere they go,” paying the fees despite typically not being picked for a unit. AB 2493 remedies this, as fees will be returned to any applicant not selected to an occupancy.

Also signed by Newsom, AB 2801 changes security deposit regulation to require the landlord to provide photographic evidence of necessary repairs and proof they were completed.

Santa Monica secures $1 million in rental assistance to prevent homelessness

10/15/2024 9:33 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica will use the grant to provide short term rental assistance to Santa Monicans at risk of losing their housing due to rent increases or eviction for nonpayment of rent. More information on how this program could operate will be presented to the City Council in early 2025.