A household earning the Los Angeles area’s median income cannot afford a rent-controlled studio in Santa Monica, according to a new report from the city’s Rent Control Board.
SEPTEMBER
A group of aviation historians, enthusiasts and pilots applied to landmark the Compass Rose at the Santa Monica Airport. The Rose is a blue and white compass star painted
City Hall is creating new regulations that aim to prevent landlords from converting rent-controlled units to vacation rentals.
Hundreds of rent-controlled apartments are rented by the day or month on
By Peter Borresen
This week the Santa Monica City Council passed the first reading of a superb new law that, although technically not rent control, is exactly that - It
Tenants in rent-controlled duplexes and triplexes would receive between $15,000 and $30,000 in relocation assistance when their landlords decontrol the building and dramatically increase the rent under an
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
California lawmakers on Tuesday moved to cap annual rent increases statewide for most tenants as a limited housing supply in the country’s most populous state
A proposal from the state assemblymember representing Santa Monica to control rising rents won’t move forward this year.
Assemblyman Richard Bloom canceled a Thursday public hearing on his bill
ANDREW SELSKY
Associated Press
Faced with a housing shortage and skyrocketing rents, Oregon is poised to become the first state to impose mandatory rent controls, with a measure establishing tenant
By SOPHIA BOLLAG, Associated Press
Californians soundly rejected a costly ballot measure that would have allowed more rent control as a way to alleviate the state's housing crisis.
