Editor:
I am writing to you as a resident/renter/Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights member and 100 percent voter of Santa Monica. Thank you for all your interest
CITY HALL — A controversial decision to ban smoking for new tenants and condominium owners in Santa Monica looks likely to be reversed today with two of its former supporters signaling
JAMS — Santa Monica's foremost political organization threw its weight unanimously behind candidates vying for educational posts and the Rent Control Board at its convention Sunday, but struggled to
Some say that it’s impolite to discuss politics and religion. (I’m not sure who originally coined that expression but I’m guessing it wasn’t someone from the religious right.
“Chain Reaction” was designated a Santa Monica landmark last Monday night by the Landmarks Commission. It joins a long list of dubious landmarks approved by the politically appointed (by City Council) citizens group.
CITYWIDE ¬ó Come September, landlords with rent-controlled units will be able to charge their tenants as much as $26 more a month. The Rent Control Board on Thursday set the annual rent increase, which takes effect Sept.
How do I like my crow? Baked, boiled or fried? I had predicted that Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom would come in third at best in the four person race for the 50th Assembly District seat.
CITY HALL — Tenants could see their rents increase by 1.54 percent, or $26 a month, under a new formula approved by the Rent Control Board Thursday that landlords are calling “black magic.
The redevelopment of the Fairmont-Miramar hotel is on the agenda for tomorrow’s City Council meeting. A “standing room only” crowd generated plenty of heated comment at a Feb.
The civil disruption on Santa Monica College’s campus made national news a couple of weeks ago. Students accompanied by a number of outside agitators demanded to be heard at a SMC Board of Trustees meeting where a bold, two-tiered tuition plan approved at a previous meeting was being discussed.
The Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) leadership was up to its old tricks a week ago on Sunday. The occasion was a meeting where endorsements for a candidate for the 50th Assembly District primary was, or wasn’t, on the agenda.
OCEAN PARK — Santa Monica’s most influential political organization threw its weight behind Torie Osborn for the 50th Assembly District at its meeting Sunday despite calls from Santa Monica Mayor Richard Bloom to not endorse in the primary.
