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 the temporary moratorium on evictions as distributed by the...
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...
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...
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...
Rent Control / Renters' Rights / SMRR History
by admin · Published June 30, 2019 · Last modified July 23, 2019
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 June Santa Monica ballot. Tima Tomash, Ida Singer, Rose...
by Paul Rosenstein, Former Mayor A three-judge Appeals Court issued a stay of the lower court ruling that would have required City Council elections this summer – by districts (instead of the present at-large system)....
Rent Control / Rent Control Board / Renters' Rights / SMRR History / State Legislation
by admin · Published June 29, 2019 · Last modified July 23, 2019
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 which was voted into law on April 10th, 1979....
Rent Control / Renters' Rights / SMRR History
by admin · Published June 29, 2019 · Last modified July 23, 2019
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 legislation to ensure maximum protection for renters. When the...
Affordable Housing / City Council / Rent Control / SMRR History
by admin · Published June 28, 2019 · Last modified July 23, 2019
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...
Education / Santa Monica College / School Board
by admin · Published June 28, 2019 · Last modified July 23, 2019
by Ralph Mechur, SMMUSD School Board member Throughout SMRR’s history, education has always been a focal of point of the membership. SMRR strives to guide the community in providing learning opportunities to residents of...
By Michael Soloff, SMRR Executive Committee member and Housing Commissioner Two years ago I told you that thousands of elderly Santa Monicans are struggling to survive with just $20 each day after paying rent...