by Naomi Sultan, Rent Control Board Vice Chair Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Monica City Council enacted a temporary moratorium on evictions, which…
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by Naomi Sultan, Rent Control Board Vice Chair Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Monica City Council enacted a temporary moratorium on evictions, which…
The City of Santa Monica has updated its emergency order and guidance for renters in Santa Monica during the coronavirus (COVID-19) state of emergency. The City Attorney’s summary of…
by Michael Tarbet, SMRR Co-Founder Before SMRR was founded, in 1978, a team of pioneering seniors got enough signatures to place rent control on the…
Contributors: Anastasia Foster, Rent Control Board member and Jennifer Kennedy, SMRR Coordinator Forty and fabulous! That’s how we feel about Santa Monica’s Rent Control Charter…
by Denny Zane, Co-Chair and Co-Founder As in the fight against Senate Bill 50, SMRR has for years tried to influence the outcome of State…
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…
By Councilmember Ted Winterer After serving our community as a Planning Commissioner, Recreation and Parks Commissioner, President of the Ocean Park Association and in other…
By Gleam Davis, Mayor Pro Tempore of Santa Monica For the last 18 months, I have been honored to serve you as the Mayor Pro…
By Roger Thornton, eyewitness On April 10, 1979 SMRR and Santa Monica tenants celebrated the passage of Proposition A, the Rent Control Charter Amendment. With…
By Todd Flora and Bill Winslow, Santa Monica Rent Control Board Members Presented with evidence that many Santa Monicans faced new forms of harassment and…