A coalition of apartment owners has sued the Rent Control Board alleging the board's prohibition on charging tenants for water use is a violation of state vacancy decontrol
The City Council wants new locally funded rent subsidies to be an option when considering affordable housing protections.
At their May 10 meeting, the council approved a request from Mayor
A knock came on Sarah's door.
Imagine her surprise when she opened the front door of her Santa Monica apartment late one evening to find her landlord waiting
Santa Monica's rent-controlled units are following a downward trend, according to a recently released annual report.
The city's units are experiencing more turnover, higher prices and
It's completely legal for a Santa Monica landlord to evict a rent-controlled tenant so that the owner or a relative can move in. But what if this happened
Editor:
Some facts about affordable housing in Santa Monica. Most facts come from the Rent Control Boards 2014 Annual Report.
1. There are 28,069 controlled rental units.
2. Income
Santa Monica will look for ongoing, sustainable and possibly voter approved revenue sources to build future affordable housing units.
The City Council held a study session at their Aug. 25
The City of Santa Monica recently reported a drop in municipal water use of 52 percent, but some Santa Monica apartment owners say city policies are making it difficult to
This is the third in a series of articles on housing in Santa Monica. Other topics have included workforce housing, the role of development agreements in producing affordable housing, and
Editor:
I've been reading SMDP columnists Jack Neworth and Bill Bauer for some time and am usually in agreement with each, even though they are both self-serving, opinionated
Editor's note: This is the first of a series of articles on housing in Santa Monica. Future topics will include workforce housing, permanent supportive housing, the role of
Congratulations are in order to state Sen.Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) and Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), who co-sponsored SB 277 which requires that California school children must be vaccinated against
