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News, City Council, Business, Santa Monica, Housing, Hotels
Investigation Palihouse: Final Two Residents Being Evicted
Posted Feb. 13, 2015, 7:23 am
The remaining two residents living at Palihouse Santa Monica, formerly Embassy Hotel Apartments, are set to be evicted in May. The legality of such a process is under the spotlight after stark revelations reveal that the sudden classification of the building from multi-family residential to hotel, is dubious.
News, Santa Monica, Courts, Housing, Rent Control
Jury Rules In Favor Of Santa Monica Resident In Landmark Tenant Eviction Case
Posted Feb. 6, 2015, 8:43 am
A long-term low-rent Santa Monica tenant has won a David vs. Goliath case against a local landlord attempting to evict him on breach of his 1991 rental contract.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Housing, Hotels
Investigation Palihouse: Santa Monica Neighbors Up In Arms
Posted Feb. 6, 2015, 8:14 am
Recent outcries from angry neighbors surrounding the now boutique hotel Palihouse at 1001 3rd Street are raising serious questions in Santa Monica. With a surge in all-night noise, street parking, and outdoor parties, how did the residentially located apartment building become a fully operational hotel in mid-2013?
News, Santa Monica, Housing
Residents Invited To Santa Monica Housing Commission Retreat Saturday, Feb. 14
Posted Feb. 5, 2015, 8:57 am
The City of Santa Monica Housing Commission will hold a Commission Retreat from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday, Feb. 14.
News, Housing, Lax
LAX Neighbors Can Take Advantage Of $40 Million Home Soundproofing Subsidies
Posted Jan. 23, 2015, 6:00 am
More than $40 million in subsidies are available for Inglewood residents near Los Angeles International Airport who want to soundproof their homes, city officials and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, said Thursday.
News, Development, Santa Monica, Housing
802 Ashland Neighbors Contemplate Future After Development Is Approved
Posted Jan. 9, 2015, 9:30 am
Despite extensive neighborhood protest, a development for 10 residential units at the site of 802 Ashland Avenue, Santa Monica, got the go-ahead Monday, with the design, colors, materials and landscape plans passed by the City’s Architectural Review Board (ARB).
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Housing
Protection Of Santa Monica Tenants Rights Increase Under Amendments
Posted Dec. 19, 2014, 9:36 am
With an increase in the number of complaints of tenant harassment in Santa Monica regarding the strong-arm tactics of landlords hoping to get more money from their properties by ousting occupants, Santa Monica City Council passed two motions Tuesday night to increase renters’ rights in affordable housing units.
News, Santa Monica, Housing
1,300 Southern California Edison Customers Lose Power In Santa Monica
Posted Dec. 12, 2014, 8:36 am
Thousands of Southern California Edison customers in the Southland lost power early today.
News, Santa Monica, Housing, Rent Control
Santa Monica City Attorney, Rent Control Agency To Host Landlord-Tenant Forum
Posted Nov. 17, 2014, 10:02 am
The Consumer Protection Division of the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office and the City’s Rent Control Agency will host a free forum on landlord/tenant rights and responsibilities.
News, Santa Monica, Housing
Santa Monica Voters Pass Measure FS, Deny Measure H
Posted Nov. 7, 2014, 6:00 am
Santa Monica voters passed Measure FS on Tuesday night that will now give the Rent Control Board the chance to discuss and potentially increase the City’s Rent Control registration fee up to a maximum of $288 per unit annually of which a landlord can pass down 50 percent to renters.
News, Election, Santa Monica, Housing
Santa Monica Voters Pass Measure FS - Rent Control Registration Fee May Increase
Posted Nov. 5, 2014, 9:42 am
Santa Monica voters passed Measure FS on Tuesday night that will now give the Rent Control Board the chance to discuss and possibly increase the City's Rent Control registration fee up to $288 per unit annually of which a landlord can pass down 50 percent to renters.
News, Malibu, Celebrity, Santa Monica, Housing
Vote Postponed On U2 Guitarist Edge's Malibu Mountains Mansion Bid
Posted Oct. 9, 2014, 8:19 am
Coastal Commission members on Wednesday postponed a vote on proposal by U2 guitarist the Edge and others to build five mansions in the Malibu mountains.
News, Housing, Pacific Palisades
Pacific Palisades House Awarded $100K Architecture Conservation Grant
Posted Sep. 19, 2014, 7:22 am
The Eames House was awarded a $100,000 architecture conservation grant by The Getty Foundation, as part of a new effort announced on Thursday by the arts philanthropy group to preserve 20th century buildings around the world.
News, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Housing
Santa Monica Influences Proposed “Party House” Regulation In L.A.
Posted Aug. 8, 2014, 9:15 am
Los Angeles generally considers itself an influential civic leader in crafting policies that set the standard for similar laws to be emulated elsewhere. Sometimes, the influential policy making actually occurs a few miles to the west in Santa Monica. This week, the Los Angeles Public Safety Committee is weighing in on a motion to regulate “party houses” in the same vein as how Santa Monica regulated the “House of Rock.”
News, Development, Santa Monica, Housing
Belmar Apartments Officially Opens In Santa Monica
Posted Aug. 2, 2014, 9:32 am
Nine years in the making, the grand opening for Belmar Apartments in Santa Monica was held Thursday. The affordable housing development located at 1725 Ocean Avenue includes 160 new apartments that are now home to a diversity of households.
News, Development, Santa Monica, Housing
The Waverly At Ocean Avenue South Opens To Tenants, Dining Spots Named
Posted Jul. 21, 2014, 9:23 am
Ocean Avenue South, a 3.7-acre site a block away from the Pacific Ocean, contributes two luxury residential properties to a block of coastal apartments and condominiums: The Waverly and The Seychelle, with the former finally having opened its doors to tenants last month after years in the making.
News, Election, Santa Monica, Housing
Santa Monica Ballot Measure Proposes To Yield Up To $10M For Affordable Housing
Posted Jul. 18, 2014, 9:24 am
Be prepared to take an encyclopedia with you to the ballot box this November. No, Wikipedia will not help you sift through the smorgasbord of issues and candidates Santa Monica voters will have to decide upon in this year’s general election, as yet another initiative is approved for the November ballot. The issue: funding for affordable housing.
News, Santa Monica, Housing
County Supervisors Delay Santa Monica Affordable Housing Vote
Posted Jul. 16, 2014, 9:14 am
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors was scheduled to vote last Tuesday on a tax-exempt mortgage worth $8 million to finance the acquisition of 41-unit multifamily rental housing development in Santa Monica. However, Santa Monica will have to wait until July 22 to find out what happens, as the supervisors tabled the agenda item for two weeks.
News, Santa Monica, Housing
Santa Monica One Of The Most Stressed Out USA Suburbs
Posted Jul. 12, 2014, 8:57 am
Real estate brokerage site Movoto has published an article on the most stressed suburbs across the USA, ranking Santa Monica as number two out of 137 suburbs.
News, Santa Monica, Housing
James “Whitey” Bulger’s Santa Monica Apartment Up For Rent
Posted Jun. 24, 2014, 9:42 am
For $2,950 a month, potential Santa Monica renters can move into what was former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s apartment that he was captured in almost three years ago to the day.
Santa Monica, Housing, Fashion
Renovating Condos: The Challenges & Rewards
Posted Jun. 12, 2014, 8:25 am
If you are considering renovating your condo – and there seems to be an increasing trend for such owners to do so – be prepared. Not surprisingly, there are a lot more restrictions and regulations involved than with a single-family home renovation.
Opinion, Letters To The Editor, Santa Monica, Housing, Rent Control
Letter To The Editor: Is This The End Of Rent Control In Santa Monica?
Posted Jun. 11, 2014, 2:50 pm
Dear Editor, This just happened to my assistant in Santa Monica: My assistant has lived in her Santa Monica rent control apartment since the early 80’s. She was a renter during the era of TORCA conversions and because she could not afford to convert her one bedroom apartment into a condo, she has remained there as a tenant ever since.
News, California, Election, Santa Monica, Housing
Proposition 41 Bond Measure For Low-Income Veterans Housing Approved By Voters
Posted Jun. 4, 2014, 9:14 am
Voters on Tuesday approved the re-purposing of $600 million in general obligation bonds to help fund construction of rental housing for low-income veterans and their families across the state.
News, Development, Santa Monica, Housing
Interest List For Miramar Hotel Affordable Housing Opens Today
Posted May. 9, 2014, 6:00 am
As part of the proposed renovation of the Miramar Hotel at 101 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, the project is proposing to build up to 40 new affordable apartments.
News, City Council, Santa Monica, Housing
City Of Santa Monica To Take A Look At Tenant Harassment
Posted Apr. 11, 2014, 9:34 am
Renters and the City of Santa Monica certainly have an interesting relationship. On the one hand, Santa Monica is quite reputable for its favorable rent control policies.
