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Editorial | Rent control no answer to California housing crisis

04/28/2018 9:16 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The disappointing renaissance of the California rent-control movement — and its championing by smart politicians like L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who should know better — threatens to undo the progress the state has finally made at the behest of Gov. Jerry Brown. Last fall’s enactment of Senate Bill 35 — which makes it far more difficult to block properly zoned projects with affordable housing components — amounted to a landmark recognition that adding housing stock is the only realistic long-term way to address the housing shortage. This progress should be built on — not abandoned in favor of bad policy.

Price Controls for Rental Housing

04/28/2018 9:11 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Letter to the editor.

See Diane McDowell's letter, Obviously we have a problem with high rents... role of a government entity subsidizing the multitude of renters : http://enewspaper.latimes.com/desktop/latimes/default.aspx?pubid=50435180-e58e-48b5-8e0c-236bf740270e&edid=a80bf583-9a6e-4c8b-8c02-a2f137b4d5ee&pnum=10

Bill by Santa Monica Lawmaker to Close Ellis Act "Loopholes" Clears Key Committee

04/27/2018 1:48 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

April 27, 2018 -- A bill by a Santa Monica lawmaker that would make it harder for landlords to skirt protections for renters under the “Ellis Act” cleared a key hurdle this week.

Authored by Santa Monica-area Assemblyman Richard Bloom, AB 2364 made it out of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee on a 5-2 vote Wednesday, his office said.

AB 2364 sets one withdrawal date for a property, requires the entire property to be deemed back on the market if one unit is returned and increases the length of time for which a property owner can be penalized for re-entering the rental market.

Proposed Housing Trust Funds Initial Plan

04/27/2018 9:21 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Public Comment Draft: February 13, 2018

INTRODUCTION
City Council adoption of revisions to the Housing Trust Fund Guidelines in July 2017 included a provision that staff prepare an “initial proposed plan” (Plan) regarding the use of Housing Trust Funds (HTF), to cover the remaining period of the Housing Element (through 2021). The proposed Plan should be made available for a 45-day public comment period, during which a public meeting is also held. Subsequently, the Housing Commission will review the proposed Plan and public comments received, and make a recommendation to the City Council, for final consideration and approval. The following discussion considers opportunities to target City-funded housing based on income levels, as well as population to be served by proposed housing.

Neighbors Lose Bid to Stop Apartment Complex on Santa Monica’s Lincoln Blvd

04/26/2018 2:15 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

April 26, 2018 -- Residents lost a bid on Tuesday to stop a four-story mixed-use development on Lincoln Boulevard they said will rise up, without a buffer, next to single family homes and pour more traffic onto streets already mostly gridlocked.

The council voted unanimously against the appeal filed by neighbors of the City Planning Commission’s January 10 approval of the 59,319-square-foot project at 2903 Lincoln Boulevard, between Ashland Avenue and Wilson Place.

Developed by the CIM Group, the project, which abides by the City's zoning code, includes 47 apartments in the upper stories, ground-floor businesses and a two-level underground garage for 151 vehicles and 98 bicycles.

AND

http://abc7.com/realestate/4-story-development-gets-green-light-in-santa-monica/3404744/

No Housing Freeze

04/26/2018 9:39 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

California's housing crisis needs real solutions that provide more affordable housing options for working Californians. But the Affordable Housing Freeze is the wrong approach.

Sign Up Sheet: CRH Sign-up Form.pdf

State and Local Revenue Impact: Housing Freeze - State and Local Revenue Impacts.pdf

No on Housing Freeze Fact Sheet: No on Housing Freeze Fact Sheet.pdf

Californians. But the Affordable Housing Freeze is the wrong approach.

DON’T REMEMBER… CAN’T RECALL… [Charles Andrews]

04/25/2018 4:13 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

I DON’T KNOW… THAT’S NOT MY JOB…

I lost track of how many times those and similar refrains were the responses of City Council member and four-time Mayor Pam O’Connor, in her marathon deposition Monday for the lawsuit to change our voting for City Council and School Board from at-large to district-based.

It was followed in numbers by how many times O’Connor asked to have the question repeated (looked up and read back by the court reporter), with the next closest tally being the number of times the deposing attorney, R. Rex Parris, had one of his assistants mark down what he considered “frivolous objections” from the lawyer from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the expensive international law firm representing the City’s protracted and very slim-odds fight against this lawsuit.

Report: Early Intervention and Jobs are Key to Stemming Chronic Homelessness in Los Angeles

04/25/2018 4:11 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Drawing from 26 Data Sources, Researchers Find that Lack of Early Exits from Homelessness is the Main Driver of Rising Numbers

According to a first-of-its-kind analysis of the homeless population in Los Angeles County, nearly half of the population that experiences homelessness in a year is homeless for less than a month, underscoring just how precarious housing and employment are in Southern California.

Hospital Safety Grade

04/25/2018 4:04 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Aren’t all hospitals safe? Sadly, no.
The Hospital Safety Grade scores hospitals on how safe they keep their patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose tripling rent for some low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies

04/25/2018 12:25 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose tripling the amount the poorest households are expected to pay for rent as well as encourage those receiving housing subsidies to work, according to the administration’s legislative proposal obtained by The Washington Post.

The move to overhaul how low-income rental subsidies are calculated would affect more than 4.5 million families relying on federal housing assistance. The proposed legislation would require congressional approval.