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New Program Can Help Protect Southern California Homes in the Event of an Earthquake

May 13, 2023

May 13, 2023

Residents Have Until May 31 To Apply For Seismic Retrofit Grants By Janiele Maffei, Chief Mitigation Officer for the California...

Affordable Housing Development Brought Back to Zoning Rules With Council-approved Settlement

May 12, 2023

May 12, 2023

WS Communities Will Receive Several Incentives, Including The Ability To Combine Affordable Housing Requirements From Different Projects Into A Single...

SMa.r.t Column: Parking Wars

May 6, 2023

May 6, 2023

The Mobility Landscape Has Started To Abruptly Change In Santa Monica Because Of New State Laws Banning Parking Minimums In...

Median Santa Monica Rents Increase In April

May 5, 2023

May 5, 2023

The Median Rent In Santa Monica Increased by 0.8 Percent In April, Marking The Second Consecutive Monthly Increase After a...

Law May Increase Amount of Homeless Shelters

May 5, 2023

May 5, 2023

Senator Catherine Blakespear Believes That Her Bill Could Be A “Transformational Idea” To Tackle Homelessness In California Senate Bill 7,...

Rent cap provision cut from tenant protection law

May 1, 2023

May 1, 2023

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a recent hearing and voted 9-2 to advance SB 567. However, that move was contingent...

Los Angeles rents declined during March

May 1, 2023

May 1, 2023

Median rents in the Los Angeles market saw a decline of .8% during March compared with the same time period...

SMO (So Many Options) Part 2

April 29, 2023

April 29, 2023

SMart (Santa Monica Architects for a Responsible Tomorrow)  Last week’s column was Part 1. If you did not have the...

Los Angeles Delays Spending Most of the Funds Raised by “Mansion Tax” Until Legal Challenges Are Resolved

April 23, 2023

April 23, 2023

Apartment Association of Greater LA and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Sue Los Angeles will delay spending most of the money...

Regus Sues Activision for $2.1 Million in Coworking Space Fees in Santa Monica

April 23, 2023

April 23, 2023

Activision Was In Discussion For An Extension When Hit With Rent Hike IWG subsidiary Regus is suing Activision Publishing, claiming...