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  • 06/11/2018 9:00 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    Council will take another swing at a potentially signature development this week with the return of a Frank Gehry designed project along Ocean Ave.

    Today, the site has four buildings (three commercial and one mixed-use commercial/residential) and a surface parking lot. The proposal is for a 130 foot (12 stories) project covering 11 parcels totaling 82,500 square feet along Santa Monica Blvd. and Ocean Ave.

    The project has been in the pipeline since at least 2013 but planning stalled pending the development of the DCP. Early versions would have been 244 feet tall and reducing the height has altered the mass and density of the project. It now contains four distinct residential buildings planned around a pedestrian-friendly ground floor. The residential portion is now limited to 79 rental units (19 replacement rent-controlled, units, 18 affordable units, and 42 market-rate units) after the developer removed 22 condos from the project.

    Read More: http://smdp.com/frank-gehry-project-returns-to-council-this-week/166703

  • 06/08/2018 8:47 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    June 7, 2018 -- The Santa Monica City Council is expected to approve a $1 million contract to create a new municipal website that will replace the one created in 2000.

    The two-year contract with Edenspikermann L.A. Corporation includes creating the website and providing maintenance for one year, staff said in its report.

    The Council will take up the contract at its meeting next Tuesday as part of its consent calendar.

    Read More:  http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/June-2018/06_07_2018_City_of_Santa_Monica_Poised_to_Spend_1_Million_for_New_Website.html


  • 06/08/2018 8:45 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    The Environmental Protection Agency will not consider the health risks and impacts of asbestos already in the environment when evaluating the dangers associated with the chemical compound, Scott Pruitt quietly announced last week. That means asbestos used in tiles, piping and adhesives throughout homes and businesses in the United States will remain largely unchecked and unaccounted for.

    Read More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/epa-will-not-evaluate-asbestos-in-homes-and-buildings/ar-AAykTif?li=BBnb7Kz

  • 06/07/2018 8:53 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    But a split roll initiative is circulating right now, with sponsors in the School and Communities First Coalition including the California League of Women Voters. But that group has reportedly cut the fee it pays petition circulators for valid voter signatures from $3 to $2, probably assuring they won’t gather the needed 585,407 names until after the deadline for reaching this November’s general election ballot.

    But there will still be some Proposition 13 action this year. California realtors have placed a measure on the November ballot allowing over-55 citizens to move anywhere in the state and keep their current tax level if they buy a new home for the same or a lower price than what they’re selling. There’s also a formula keeping property taxes down for them if they buy something more expensive.

    Seniors can already do most of this within some counties, but not all.

    Read More: https://smmirror.com/2018/06/opinion-waiting-for-real-proposition-13-change/


  • 06/06/2018 8:50 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    Charles Andrews

    Why does anyone run for City Council? It’s a good question to ask. Probably every single candidate has initially convinced themselves of their idealistic calling, to right the wrongs and protect and guide our precious city. “I’m just what we need!”

    But at some point, they drink the Kool-Aid.

    Read More: http://smdp.com/curious-city-12/166609

  • 06/05/2018 8:59 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    June 5, 2018 -- California cities with rent control, including Santa Monica, have seen more construction of apartment buildings than cities without such controls, housing advocates say.

    "People aren't developing here because there's rent control," Wellman said, "but because there is an affluent community that votes its self interest."

    Read More:  http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2018/June-2018/06_05_2018_Rent_Control_Cities_Like_Santa_Monica_Are_Building_More_Apartments_Advocates_Say.html

  • 06/05/2018 8:35 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    SB 961 On Its Way to the Assembly!

    Move LA is sponsoring Sen. Allen’s SB 961, which won a unanimous bipartisan 13-0 vote in the state Senate Transportation and Housing Committee this past Tuesday, a week after winning a unanimous vote in Senate Governance and Finance. The bill would enable cities and counties to create special infrastructure finance districts near transit that can collect the property and sales tax increment within the district and bond against that revenue stream without having to seek voter approval—so long as 40% of the funds are used for affordable housing.

    Read More: http://www.movela.org/sb9613

  • 06/04/2018 8:23 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    Thursday, June 14, 2018
    Public hearings on the following topics will be conducted at the regular Santa Monica Rent Control Board meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401:


    1) Consideration of imposing a $60 ceiling (or maximum increase) on the 2018 annual general adjustment of 2.9%; and 

    2) Consideration and adoption of the Santa Monica Rent Control Board’s Fiscal Year 20182019 Operating Budget.

    Read More on page 4: http://backissues.smdp.com/060418.pdf

  • 06/03/2018 8:24 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    California landlords say they'll back caps on rent increases if big rent control measure goes away.


    A statewide lobbying group that represents landlords is supporting a cap on rent increases in an effort to stave off a ballot measure that would expand rent control across California.

    The California Apartment Assn. says it’s OK with limiting annual rent hikes to the cost of inflation plus 5% alongside property tax breaks for apartment owners who covert residences to low-income rentals. UC Berkeley researchers proposed both ideas this week.


    Read More:  http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-may-2018-california-landlords-say-they-ll-back-1527887009-htmlstory.html


  • 06/01/2018 2:40 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    No one knows how Santa Monica will pay the lavish pensions of former City Employees

    The main problem is the City's current $461 million unfunded pension liability, which the City hopes to retire within 30 years. The City of Santa Monica pays over 200 employees more than $120,000 per year, and is notorious for overpaying its employees.

    "We are not in a position of crisis, but a period of reshaping so we can meet environmental and social goals," said City Manager Rick Cole.

    Read More: http://www.smobserved.com/story/2018/06/01/news/city-of-santa-monica-study-session-on-city-budget-ignores-elephant-in-the-room/3465.html

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