By Sonya Sultan, SMRR Steering Committee On February 4, the Santa Monica City Council voted 4-3 to approve the controversial Hines Development Agreement (DA) with…
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By Sonya Sultan, SMRR Steering Committee On February 4, the Santa Monica City Council voted 4-3 to approve the controversial Hines Development Agreement (DA) with…
By Roger Thornton, SMRR Treasurer Thirty-five years ago on April 10, 1979 Santa Monica voters passed the Santa Monica Rent Control Charter Amendment. SMRR created…
By Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein, SMRR Co-Chair Life is full of decisions. From the earliest stages of our lives we are confronted with life choices and the…
By Patricia Hoffman, SMRR Co-Chair Betty Mueller was a mainstay of our progressive Santa Monica Community for more than 30 years. She was an activist…
By Marilyn Korade/Wilson, Rent Control Board Commissioner Thirty-four years old and still counting! When the newly organized Santa Monicans for Renters Rights placed Proposition A…
By Denise McGranahan, Senior Attorney, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) Over the past year, LAFLA attorney Denise McGranahan, Western Center on Law &…
By Nicole Phillis, SMRR Member My first memory of Santa Monica was one of an sweet little beach city, swelling with the hopefulness of youthful…
By Patricia Hoffman, SMRR Co-Chair In this newsletter we have articles from our newly elected candidates so that they can tell you a little bit…
By Councilmember Kevin McKeown Elections matter. SMRR-recommended candidates won every Santa Monica seat in November 2012, adding two of our fellow SMRR members to the…
By Jennifer Kennedy, Planning Commisioner Since the adoption of the LUCE in 2010, (the updated Land Use & Circulation Element component of the City’s General…