State discouraged with city’s stance on housing policy
The state is cracking down on how Santa Monica creates its housing policies.
Every five years the state requires the city
Local political group seeks more teeth in landlord-tenant laws
A Santa Monica group is joining a statewide coalition to push through renters’ rights legislation in an effort to help
Community Corp. has a zero tolerance drug policy
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing public housing providers to combat drug users with aggressive eviction policies likely
Organizers want Santa Monica to be a ‘union town’
Organizers attempting to unionize employees at The Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel are asking its landlord to raise its rent.
In an
Rent control board looks to settle with apartment owner
The Santa Monica Rent Control Board has sued a landlord for failing to prove that she’s renting to low-income
‘Critical need’ for affordable housing
Within the next five to six years, rent control in Santa Monica may be a thing of the past, a city official said recently.
That
Affordable housing goes off the grid
The new Colorado Court apartment building is much greener than the color of its stucco facade lets on.
Only a few of its kind
Council disagrees over whether public should know
All seven Santa Monica City Council members have met privately with the developer of a multi-million dollar Main Street project, but only
By Daily Press staff
One person was injured and two apartments were destroyed Friday night after a leaking natural gas line sparked an explosion at a building on the 1300
‘Covert operatives’ believed to be part of settlement
By DAVE DANFORTH Daily Press Staff Writer
It was no plan, but rather a messy legal battle that brought about the city
Housing project to be reviewed Wednesday; developer sues city
A recent city staff recommendation to deny developer Howard Jacobs’ proposed housing project on Main Street may be enough of a
For Rent: Good man with no problems... if price is right
Larry Hoffing wants a lot of wives with no strings attached. And he’s put together a marketing campaign
