Rent Control Is Up for a Vote This Year. Its Effects Aren't.
Voters in Orange County, Florida, and Pasadena, California, will vote on ballot initiatives that cap rent increases at, or below, inflation.
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Voters in Orange County, Florida, and Pasadena, California, will vote on ballot initiatives that cap rent increases at, or below, inflation.
Developers in Santa Monica are planning 4,500 new apartments under a little-known state legal provision — and the city might not be able to stop them.
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City continues planning for parking garage demolition May. 25, 2021 at 6:00 am Santa Monica Housing Commissioners first declared their support for the demolition of Parking Structure 3 to make way for affordable housing back in 2018, but the project has been on the back burner in the wake of resident backlash and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, two important developments in recent weeks have city leaders once again expressing their excitement for the proposed affordable housing project. Housing Commission Chair Michael Soloff said recently that the project has moved at a snail’s pace since ...