ACTION Apartment Association

Santa Monica searching for $15 million to fund affordable housing

01/20/2016 2:57 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

City Hall wants $15 million per year to fund affordable housing and officials are asking residents if they would support new taxes to help secure the necessary money.

At their Jan. 12 meeting, council approved $60,000 to conduct a survey of Santa Monica residents asking which of several new taxes residents would be most likely to support. Options include increases to sales tax, document transfer tax or a tax on new construction.

Rent Control Board Vacancy

01/19/2016 2:19 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Applications available to fill an unscheduled vacancy.

Bill Bauer: Another beast at our doorstep

01/19/2016 2:13 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

We in Santa Monica have to contend with overly large and largely inappropriate development projects from opportunistic developers. Then, we’re forced to live with higher and more massive buildings than we’d prefer.

WHY SANTA MONICA NEEDS RESPONSIBLE URBAN DESIGN

01/17/2016 8:39 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

But over-development is consuming our city and its resources. Speculation is taking precedence over all other residents’ concerns.

The Santa Monica Transparency Project

01/17/2016 8:33 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Transparency Project is an all volunteer group of Santa Monica residents concerned about openness and accountability in our City government and politics.

See their website at: http://www.santamonicatransparency.org/

Santa Monica State of the City, Jan. 28, 2016

01/17/2016 8:28 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

This year’s event - held for the first time in the evening - will highlight the many ways that Santa Monicans “Innovate & Create” to push the boundaries of business, technology and government.

Council comments now posted online

01/15/2016 2:58 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Residents submitting written comments to the City Council are being warned that a new system will post those messages online, including any personal information provided by the writer.

New Tenant Harassment Law

01/14/2016 1:21 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

City Attorney explains the new law.

Read More on page 6: http://issuu.com/smdp/docs/011316

State of the City Presentation

01/14/2016 1:19 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, 5 pm

Read More on page 5: http://issuu.com/smdp/docs/011316

City to Query Residents On Affordable Housing Funding Options

01/14/2016 1:06 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

If the City is to be a serious player in the affordable housing market, it needs to invest $7.5 million a year from its own annual general fund to keep rents within reach of its lowest-income residents, Santa Monica's housing and economic director said this week.