Category: Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing and Rent Subsidy Programs
Important Information for Santa Monica Residents and Santa Monica Workers Regarding New Opportunities to Apply for Affordable Housing and for Rent Subsidy Programs Beginning on May 1st, at 8:00 a.m., the City will accept...
A Message from SMRR and Temporary Eviction Moratorium Information
A message from SMRR as we adapt to the recommendations of local and statewide health and safety officials during the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) health pandemic. SMRR will continue to be there for you...
SB50 – Oppose
January 17, 2020 Members of the California State Senate Appropriations Committee, State Capitol, Room 2206, Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 50 (Wiener): Opposed Senators: Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights (SMRR) urges you to Vote...
POD Program
URGENT: RENT-BURDENED SENIORS SHOULD APPLY FOR CITY RENTAL ASSISTANCE STARTING NOVEMBER 4, 2019 Visit this website for more information: www.smgov.net/pod Thanks to the efforts of SMRR and its allies, the City is about to...
The Council Plays for Change
As Sung by SMRR In 1981, the first elected SMRR City Council majority’s first major act was to put a moratorium (something courts don’t allow now) on commercial development until new Land Use Plans...
Rent Control Board Limits Rent Surcharges
By Rent Control Board Commissioners Nicole Phillis and Steve Duron The Santa Monica Rent Control Board recently passed key regulations that provide significant relief to tenants burdened by excessive pass-throughs based on bonds and...
Keep Our Neighbors Housed
By Mike Soloff, SMRR Executive Committee member and Housing Commissioner Can you imagine trying to survive on your own in Santa Monica if, after paying your rent and utilities, you had $20 left each...
Protecting Your Rights
By Councilmember Kevin McKeown When I hear that rent-controlled households are being frog-marched out of their homes with gags in their mouths, I get angry. So do my SMRR colleagues on the City Council....