News about rents, zoning changes, and other issues related to the cost of housing.
Imagine, it’s 1975 and you’re the mayor of a growing city that is attracting newcomers to good, well-paying jobs. That’s frustrating and you’re sick of it! For your city – something like Palo Bajo, Santa Marta, New Yonkers, or Oxford…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office Consumer Protection Unit has filed a lawsuit against the landlord of a rent-controlled property, alleging violations of local housing discrimination law. In the…
As an ecologist and a constituent of both Senate District 24 and Assembly District 51, I have long appreciated being represented by environmental leaders. Yet, both Senator Ben Allen and Assemblymember Rick Zbur have traded their environmental credentials for political…
As the legislature returned to session last week, Senate Bill 79, the Abundant & Affordable Homes Near Transit Act introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF), was one of the pieces of legislation taking center stage. SB 79 would automatically upzone land…
The development team for a pair of housing projects on 7th street announced a virtual community meeting to discuss the project on Notice of Virtual Community Meeting on Thursday, September 11 from 6- 7:30 p.m. You can join the meeting…
Community Benefits. Inclusionary Zoning. Impact Fees. Discretionary Approvals. Transfer Taxes. More Input. More Analysis. More Procedure. For a generation, Santa Monica and many California municipalities have treated new development as a cash cow for a wide variety of pet projects…
Next is continuing with a series with new coverage of the city council meetings with a series of shorts that tells the rest of the story that our larger pieces might miss. Last night’s meeting can be found on video…
The following is a submission from the city. The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday approved a Housing Trust Fund loan not to exceed $35.7 million to Community Corporation of Santa Monica, or CCSM, for rehabilitation of a 40-apartment rent-controlled community…
Major changes are coming to Ocean Park Boulevard (adjacent to the Santa Monica Airport, Clover Park and the Santa Monica Business Park) if a project outlined in a permit application to the city comes to fruition. The mixed-use project proposes…
A community meeting for the proposed eight story residential building at 1320 Pico Boulevard will be held tomorrow night, Thursday 5/29, at 6:00 PM on zoom. You can join the meeting by clicking here. The project has undergone several iterations…
The following is a press release from the City of Santa Monica. Three related cases brought against a Santa Monica landlord, including one case brought by the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office under the city’s Tenant Harassment and Housing Anti-Discrimination…
Santa Monica residents know the harsh reality of our housing crisis all too well. As rents continue to climb and home ownership slips further out of reach for many, we’re left competing for a severely limited housing stock with minimal…
On Tuesday night, the first reading of a new housing ordinance was introduced with a wealth of shifts.. By the time the State Legislature adjourned its legislative session in August of 2024, it had passed more than 30 bills to…
This article also appears at Streetsblog Los Angeles. Readers of Streetsblog that have gotten used to our legislative updates over the past decade will notice a few format changes. This update is doing the bills in order of their bill…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica The city celebrates Fair Housing Month this April with a free symposium on local fair housing laws and housing discrimination at the Main Library. The city has also announced…
