ACTION Apartment Association

Will a longtime resident of a rent-controlled unit be able to stay?

03/28/2016 8:02 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Her complex between Broadway and Santa Monica Boulevard was recently sold to a new owner, Denali Alpha LLC. Los Angeles Property Management was hired to handle day-to-day duties there. Vanessa Pineda, who runs the property management company, said she inspected her new client’s units earlier this month and informed Hill in a letter of several violations that had to be addressed.

Answering questions about Santa Monica’s LUVE initiative [SMa.r.t.]

03/26/2016 8:29 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

LUVE stands for Land Use Voter Empowerment. It is a citywide initiative started by Residocracy to allow residents to vote on major city development issues and projects. Signatures are now being collected to place it on the November ballot. This initiative is in direct response to several recent controversial development projects that have been approved or are being processed without much resident buy-in or approval.

HUD Mandates ‘Affordable Housing’ in Affluent Baltimore Suburbs

03/25/2016 1:17 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

(CNSNews.com) - The Obama administration has started its push to expand low-income housing into "higher opportunity areas."

Retreat to Set Affordable Housing Priorities

03/25/2016 9:25 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Santa Monica Housing Commission invites public to help set goals for 2016

The City of Santa Monica Housing Commission will hold a Commission Retreat from 10am to 1 pm on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in the Multipurpose Room of the Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, 90401.

Moneybags for Metro

03/25/2016 9:23 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

$1 Million Plus for Parties and PR

Slow-Growth Group Raises $20K for Santa Monica Ballot Measure

03/25/2016 9:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Residocracy is in the beginning stages of building a treasury to fund its campaign for a ballot measure that, if approved, would radically change the development approval process in Santa Monica and put many decisions in the hands of the voters.

Know thine enemy, for he is loaded [Charles Andrews]

03/23/2016 9:02 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

FOLLOW THE MONEY, HONEY

I don’t think our City Council members have bad intent. I believe they are convinced they are doing what’s best for Santa Monica. But I believe they have been influenced by moneyed interests or their own pursuit of power, and have lost perspective.

Santa Monica Enforcers Crack Down on Short-Term Rentals

03/23/2016 8:46 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

After nine months, Santa Monica’s crackdown on short-term vacation rentals – one of the most aggressive in the nation -- is being called a success so far by its enforcers.

A report to the City Council this month states that enforcers have collected more than $40,000 in fines, yanked more than 600 illegal listings and closed about 100 cases by winning compliance to the new tougher rules.

Emergency alert test scheduled for Tsunami Preparedness Week

03/22/2016 1:33 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City of Santa Monica will test its emergency alert system on Wednesday, March 23 at 10:15 a.m. as part of National Tsunami Preparedness Week.

Santa Monica Poised to Spend Nearly Half a Million on Expo Party

03/22/2016 1:27 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The City of Santa Monica raised eyebrows after approving a $500,000 contract earlier this month to an outside media firm to handle marketing for the already highly publicized arrival of the Expo Light rail line on May 20.

The Tuesday the City Council will be asked to approve another $407,000 for a one-day street party to celebrate the arrival of the Expo Light Rail Line in Santa Monica.