The following is a letter sent by a recent Santa Monica resident to the City Council. It is reprinted here with his permission. Dear City Leaders, I am writing regarding the Downtown Specific Plan. Although prior engagements prevent me from…
A recent post at a website called Apartment Guide has caught a bit of attention on the Westside after it named Santa Monica the most expensive place to rent in the country. Apartment Guide made the attention-grabbing claim that average…
It’s no secret that Santa Monica is one of the most expensive places to live in California, a reality that anyone who has tried to move to the city or even within it knows all too well. While Santa Monica…
Editor’s Note: This is part three of a series looking at the cost of renting in Santa Monica. Here is Part One: The Rent’s Too Damn High and here is Part Two: Rent Control. The corner of Colorado Avenue and Lincoln…
Editor’s Note: This is part two of a series looking at the cost of renting in Santa Monica. Click here for part one. When Charles and Carol Gasko moved to Santa Monica in the mid 1990s, the retired couple from…
