Click to read the April 2023 edition of Renters Write
Serving the needs of all Santa Monicans since 1979
Serving the needs of all Santa Monicans since 1979
by Rufus Baker, SMRR Member “Santa Monica Renter Since 1959″–a SMRR member and beneficiary of rent control and renters’ rights since 1979–that’s me. In recent…
By Ed Hunsaker, SMRR Hotline Volunteer The SMRR Hotline is not an election campaign. There is no election nightvictory. No one assumes office and elected…
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 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 Santa Monica City Councilmember Kevin McKeown Never underestimate the importance of having SMRR’s platform – which you helped write – guide the future of…
By Genise Schnitman, SMRR Steering Committee Thanks to the stability and security provided by rent control and its associated protections, won and continually defended by…