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…
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 Jennifer Kennedy, SMRR Steering Committee member SMRR is dedicated to keeping renters secure in their homes. SMRR believes that rental housing should be just…
The Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office has launched pilot Right to Counsel project, an initiative to provide legal assistance and support for tenants facing eviction…
By Mike Soloff, SMRR Co-Chair Many talk about the affordable housing crisis. SMRR acts to help our neediest neighbors. In 2015 SMRR leaders first imagined…
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…
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…
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…