The Honorable Ben Allen Member, California State Senate State Capitol, Room 2054 Sacramento, CA 95814 The Honorable Richard Bloom Member, California State Assembly State Capitol, Room 2003 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Senator Allen and...
Affordable Housing / Housing Commission
by admin · Published April 2, 2016 · Last modified June 23, 2019
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...
Rent Control Board / State Legislation
by admin · Published April 2, 2016 · Last modified June 23, 2019
By Sonya Sultan, SMRR Secretary and Executive Committee member SMRR makes every effort to ensure that renters are secure in their homes. Such efforts are especially important now that the economy is improving, because...
By Jennifer Kennedy, SMRR Treasurer and Planning Commissioner The Santa Monica Downtown Community Plan is currently underway at City Hall. What is the Downtown Community Plan? It is a document that will consist of...
By Ted Winterer, Mayor Pro Tempore If you’ve ever driven from Santa Monica to the Grand Canyon you at one point close to the park on the Kaibab Plateau passed through the largest monoculture...
By Tony Vazquez, Mayor As Mayor of Santa Monica, I have one simple and fundamental goal for this year: I want to get things done. I want to thank former mayor Kevin McKeown, who...
By Co-Chairs Patricia Hoffman and Denny Zane SMRR members: It made us both very proud when more than 200 of you joined us for the annual Santa Monicans for Renters’ Rights Convention last November...
City Council / City Planning / Environment / Renters' Rights
by admin · Published April 2, 2015 · Last modified June 23, 2019
By Kevin McKeown, Mayor First, thank you. Thank you for electing me to my fifth term, again as top vote getter, and thank you for the privilege of (at last!) serving as your Mayor....
By Jennifer Kennedy, SMRR Steering Committee It is hard to believe that on April 10th, the 36th Anniversary of Rent Control, long-term tenants paying low rents are still experiencing unfair treatment from a growing...
Affordable Housing / City Council / City Planning / Renters' Rights
by admin · Published March 1, 2014 · Last modified June 23, 2019
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....