Written Comments — Santa Monica City Council, July 26, 2022

July 26, 2022 Item 11-B — OPPOSE
“I'm in full support of these measures but do not believe the City's taxpayers should be asked to provide millions of dollars for new affordable housing in lieu of addressing issues of much more pressing concern to our residents.” (— Phil Brock, 6/1/22) Councilmembers, the true intent of this (second) transfer tax has been made unmistakably clear in posts on Twitter and Facebook by the Councilmember who tonight seeks your support.

In brazen contravention of assurances you voted to include in the Housing Element submitted to the state last month, you are being asked to quite deliberately kill (via poison pill) a residents’ signature-supported ballot measure to fund affordable housing and renter retention.

The staff report you’ve been provided on this item ignores the Housing Element conflict.

The California Department of Housing and Community Development is fully aware of what is being proposed, and your action tonight will be part of their evaluation of your good faith and Housing Element compliance:

If you wish to generate revenue for priorities other than affordable housing without breaking faith on the Housing Element, I believe one of our Planning Commissioners has submitted to you an alternate measure that would not compete with affordable housing.

For those who did not have time to read my initial letter two weeks ago, it is appended.

Kevin McKeown
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July 12, 2022 Item 11-A — OPPOSE
Councilmembers, item 11-A on your agenda tonight risks severe consequences for betraying on-record assurances made in the Housing Element submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development by your own vote just three weeks ago.

Those assurances, which I shall detail, commit our City to support measures that would generate and allocate tax revenues for deed-restricted affordable housing, and for housing stability assistance for distressed renters, such as our pioneering P.O.D. (Preserve Our Diversity) program.

Over the past months, over 10,000 Santa Monica residents signed petitions to successfully qualify a November ballot measure that would specifically fulfill the Council’s Housing Element policy assurances. The language of that voter-supported initiative directly commits generated transfer-tax revenue to, as described in the City Attorney’s Ballot Title and Summary, “…provide ongoing or emergency income assistance, acquire and rehabilitate existing rental properties as deed-restricted affordable housing, create new deed-restricted housing, and fund programs and services designed to preserve and improve affordable housing for lower income households.”
At a budget session in late May, Councilmember Brock proposed a competing measure, which is before you tonight, requesting your affirmative vote to place it on the November ballot. It targets similar transfer-tax revenue to be used for different purposes, and was deliberately crafted with a “poison pill” that would thwart the resident-powered initiative to fulfill Housing Element policy promises.

There can be no doubt of that hostile intent, as a few days later Councilmember Brock posted on Twitter,
Further, on June 1st, Councilmember Brock released via Facebook a “public letter” explaining why he wants to quash the affordable-housing measure. In that Facebook post he says that previous affordable-housing tax allocations have been very generous, and, “I'm in full support of these measures but do not believe the City's taxpayers should be asked to provide millions of dollars for new affordable housing in lieu of addressing issues of much more pressing concern to our residents.” The underlying intent of the proposed ballot measure you will consider tonight is, then, well documented. Its primary proponent himself has made clear that his proposal was deliberately designed to thwart the resident-generated affordable-housing ballot measure, and thereby contradict the Housing Element policy assurances submitted to HCD by the Council.

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As a reminder, those assurances include the following Housing Element policies:

Program 2.E (Commit To The Production Of Affordable Housing On City-Owned/Publicly-Owned Land): "Support measures that are not housing constraints to generate and allocate tax revenue for the acquisition and development of deed restricted affordable housing.” Program 2.F (New Affordable Housing Finance Programs To Enable Continued Provision Of Technical And Financial Assistance For Housing Production). "Support measures that are not housing constraints to generate and allocate tax revenue for the acquisition and development of deed-restricted affordable housing.”
Program 6.B (Seek Funding Sources to Support Rental Assistance for Vulnerable Individuals And Households At-Risk Of Displacement). “The City shall continue to pursue and identify new funding sources that support rental assistance programs, including emergency rental assistance for individuals and households at risk of displacement throughout the city with a goal to provide emergency rental assistance to at least 100 households throughout the city over the Housing Element cycle.”
Program 6.C (Maintain And Expand The Preserving Our Diversity (POD) Program). "Support measures that are not housing constraints to generate and allocate tax revenue for income assistance."
Besides the conflict the Brock measure creates with the above programs you chose and voted to include in Santa Monica’s Housing Element, an action to oppose affordable housing funding and production is inherently inconsistent with our Regional Housing Need Assessment (RHNA) mandate and with the very reason cities are required to submit compliant Housing Elements.

The consequences of an unwise “yes” vote to put the proposed affordability-killer measure on the ballot are gruesomely clear. The “poison pill” provision means the resident-generated affordable-housing measure cannot go into effect if this competing measure (with an enticingly lower tax levy) gets just one vote more, even if both exceed the 50% needed to pass.

Lacking the funding needed to support distressed renters, Santa Monica will see displacement of lower-income residents and a continuing crisis in housing affordability.

Tens of millions of dollars for subsidizing deed-restricted affordable housing will be lost, along with the opportunity to leverage that money with grants and tax credits. Our City will therefore almost certainly fail to meet state affordable-housing requirements.

The Council’s willful pre-emption of the resident-powered ballot initiative to use transfer taxes for housing affordability would likely be seen by state observers as a demonstration of bad faith with respect to the Housing Element you voted to submit three weeks ago. That could goad California housing officials into greater intervention against our local zoning, perhaps even choosing to make an example of us.

Is that what we want?
It all hangs on your vote tonight.

Please vote NO on item 11-A.

Kevin McKeown, former Mayor
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From: Lisa Alexander <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 3:48 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: City Council July 26 Agenda - Ballot Measures

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members,
I am a tax‐paying business owner in Santa Monica. I shop here, I support our local restaurants and I use our increasingly troubled parks. I urge the Council to place the measures described in Agenda Item 11B on the November ballot. Due to economic damage caused by Covid‐19, the City needs additional revenue to deal with problems associated with public safety, after‐school programs for our kids and the restoration of the full operations of libraries; the measures described in 11B will help fill that gap.

In addition, as a member of the Board of Governors of the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club, I am very concerned by the steep transfer tax provision of the competing measure described in Agenda Item 8A with no exemption for sale by a charitable organization. This would impact our Club’s options in planning for a new, state of the art facility to deliver quality programming to the children of our community and their families.

Please vote to place 11B on the November ballot!
Thank you,
Lisa
Lisa C. Alexander, Esq.

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Santa Monica City Council
c/o City Clerk
1685 Main St., Room 250
Santa Monica, CA 90401
RE: Agenda Item 11-B (Proposed Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure) Dear Hon. Councilmembers,
I am reaching out to you because I believe I have found a win-win solution that will address all community concerns regarding the competing transfer tax measures that appear to be headed for the ballot this year. If the City Council places the Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure on the ballot as a parcel tax rather than a transfer tax, then voters could potentially have the benefit of all of the services that both measures would provide. This is the best of all possible worlds for voters, and I have attached an edited copy of the Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure as a parcel tax (see Exhibit A) and the revised accompanying advisory measure see (Exhibit B).

By adopting the Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure as a parcel tax, the City will see numerous key benefits:
 Higher annual baseline revenue stream: According to the LA County Assessor's Office’s 2021 annual report1there were 16,758 assessed single-family homes in Santa Monica. If taxed at $99/year, those properties would generate $1,659,042 per year in revenue. Let’s call that $1.5 million if we factor in exemptions. Then, there are 4,069 non-single-family residential properties and 2,676 non-residential properties (6,745 nonsingle-family properties total). Assuming, conservatively, that each non-single-family parcel is 7,000 square-feet (indeed, many are much larger), if taxed at $0.19/square-foot per year, then you would generate $8,970,850 per year in revenue. Let’s call that $8.5 million if we factor in exemptions. That means that the city would receive an annual baseline revenue stream of $10 million, which is far higher than projected revenues for the Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure in years where there are few transfers of high-value properties (estimated to be in the ballpark of $6 million per year in slow years).
 More services for residents, and more options through the democratic process: By potentially allowing both the Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure (in its revised form as a parcel tax) and the Homelessness Prevention, Affordable Housing, and Schools measure to go into effect, you will give residents the option of approving more services, and you will promote the aims of the democratic process by not forcing residents to pick and choose between competing priorities at the ballot box. 1 See p. 29; available at https://res.cloudinary.com/los-angeles-countyassessor/image/upload/v1640909696/AnnualReport/Annual_Report_2021.pdf Item 11.B
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 Higher probability of success for both measures: Empirical research shows that when there are competing ballot measures, they are statistically more likely to both fail if they both require a majority vote.
 You will help stop gentrification and displacement: By not competing against the Homelessness Prevention, Affordable Housing, and Schools measure, you can help stop displacement and gentrification. As you know, the Homelessness Prevention, Affordable Housing, and Schools measure raises revenue that will help the City meet its RHNA targets for affordable housing units. If the City does not meet its RHNA targets by not producing its required quota of affordable housing, then developers can use new state laws (SB 35; Gov. Code, § 65913.4) to force the City to automatically approve largescale development projects with no public input. Accordingly, by not competing against a funding source for affordable housing, you will help stop large-scale market rate housing projects that will be far more impactful than just producing affordable housing alone.

And don't forget that RHNA numbers will roll over to the next cycle if they aren't built!  No competition against desperately-needed rental assistance programs: By changing the Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure to a parcel tax, it will ensure that the measure will not compete against desperately-needed rental assistance programs that are essential to ensuring that long-time minority renters in the Pico Neighborhood (and other parts of the City) have the opportunity to stay in their homes and not be forced to move to a far-off suburb where they will be disconnected from family and friends.  No conflict with the Housing Element: The Housing Element that was approved by this Council and transmitted to the Department of Housing and Community Development at the end of June includes programs that require the City to “[s]upport measures that are not housing constraints to generate and allocate tax revenue for the acquisition and development of deed restricted affordable housing” and to “[s]upport measures that are not housing constraints to generate and allocate tax revenue for income assistance.” (See Programs 2.E, 2.F, 6.B, & 6.C.) By changing the Comprehensive Real Property Transfer Tax Measure to a parcel tax, you will ensure that the City honors the commitments it made to carry out the Programs in the Housing Element.

I hope that you will take this opportunity to move forward with this win-win solution. Please feel free to call or email me if you have questions.

Best,
Ellis Raskin
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EXHIBIT A:

Draft Parcel Tax
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CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED MEASURE TO ADD CHAPTER 6.82 TO THE SANTA MONICA

MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A SECOND TIER PARCEL TAX
WHEREAS, this measure shall be known as the “Comprehensive Real Property Parcel Tax Measure” (“Measure”); and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2006, the voters approved Measure V, the Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax Act, which established a Parcel tax to fund the implementation of the City of Santa Monica Watershed Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, many residents live in the City of Santa Monica because the City invests in community priorities, offers extensive services and programs that substantially enhance the quality of life of its residents; and
WHEREAS, an additional locally-controlled revenue source is needed to restore and enhance Santa Monica’s essential city services; and
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles (“County”) and the City have entered into a binding agreement to administer the Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax; and WHEREAS, establishing an additional, second-tier parcel tax would partially fill the revenue gap created by COVID-19 and help restore and enhance Santa Monica’s essential city services; and
WHEREAS, the revenue from the proposed Parcel Tax may be used to fund general governmental services, such as: (a) services to address homelessness and mental health; (b) public safety and emergency response teams to address safety issues on City streets and in parks, (c) the reopening and staffing of all public libraries, (d) after-school and post-COVID recovery programs for public school children, (e) traffic safety improvements around schools, including crossing guards, and (f) transitional housing and shelters, as provided in an accompanying advisory measure; and
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WHEREAS, under applicable law, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica must present this Measure to the electorate of the City of Santa Monica for adoption by majority vote of the electorate.

NOW, THEREFORE:

SECTION 1. A new Chapter 6.82 is hereby added to the Santa Municipal Code, which shall read as follows:

6.82.010 Title.

This Chapter shall be known as the “Comprehensive Real Property Parcel Tax Measure.” It is adopted pursuant to the authority contained in Part 6.7 (commencing with Section 11901) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California and other authority held as a charter city.

6.82.020 Definitions.

The following words and phrases whenever used in this Chapter shall be construed and defined in this Section as follows:
“Director” shall mean the Director of Finance, or his or her designee. “Owner” shall mean the legal owner of any parcel of real property, except when the legal owner of the real property is such due to the holding of a mortgage, note or other security, in which case the “owner” shall be deemed to the beneficial owner of said parcel of real property. “Parcel” shall mean the smallest, separately segregated lot, unit or plot of land having an identified owner, boundaries and surface area which is documented for property tax purposes and given an assessor’s identification number by the County of Los Angeles Tax Assessor. “Parcel size” shall mean the size of the parcel measured in acres. “Possessory interest” shall mean possession of, claim to, or right to the possession of, land or improvements and shall include any exclusive right to the use of such land or improvements.

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“Single-family dwelling” shall mean a developed parcel with one single-family detached housing unit.

6.82.030 Necessity, authority and purpose.
(a) The City Council (the “Council”) of the City of Santa Monica (the “City”) hereby determines as follows:
(1) Many residents live in the City of Santa Monica because the City invests in community priorities, offers extensive services and programs that substantially enhance the quality of life of its residents; and
(2) An additional locally-controlled revenue source is needed to restore and enhance Santa Monica’s essential city services; and
(3) Establishing an additional, second-tier parcel tax would partially fill the revenue gap created by COVID-19 and help restore and enhance Santa Monica’s essential city services.

Accordingly, the Comprehensive Real Property Parcel Tax Measure (the “tax”) is levied under this Chapter pursuant to the City’s Charter, Government Code Section 50075 et seq., and other applicable laws. Under the Charter, it is hereby expressly provided that, as an exercise of municipal affairs powers, the revenue from the tax shall be used to fund general governmental services, such as: (a) services to address homelessness and mental health; (b) public safety and emergency response teams to address safety issues on City streets and in parks, (c) the reopening and staffing of all public libraries, (d) after-school and post-COVID recovery programs for public school children, (e) traffic safety improvements around schools, including crossing guards, and (f) transitional housing and shelters, as provided in an accompanying advisory measure.

7.64.040 Tax levy.
(a) The tax not exceeding the maximum amounts set forth in this Section is hereby levied, commencing the fiscal year 2022-2023, on all parcels, improved or unimproved, within Item 11.B
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the boundaries of the City. The taxes imposed pursuant to this Chapter (6.82) of the Municipal Code shall be in addition to all taxes imposed and collected pursuant to the Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax in Chapter 7.64 of the Municipal Code. (b) For each parcel which is a single-family dwelling, the annual maximum tax rate pursuant to this Chapter shall be ninety-nine (99) dollars for 2022-2023 (the “basic tax” or “BT”). (c) For each parcel that is not a single-family dwelling, the tax rate pursuant to this Chapter for 2022-2023 shall be calculated at $0.19 per square foot of parcel area. (d) The tax imposed by this Chapter shall be assessed to the owner unless the owner is by law exempt from taxation, in which case, the tax imposed shall be assessed to the holder of the possessory interest in such parcel, unless such holder is also by law exempt from taxation.
(e) The tax shall not exceed the maximum amounts set forth in this Section, except that the tax shall be increased annually by the annual percent increase for twelve-month period February through January of the prior fiscal year, if any, in the Wage Earners and Clerical Workers All Items Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County statistical area, or any successor index.
(f) For the purposes specified in Section 6.82.050 of this chapter, the tax shall be levied so long as it is necessary to pay for any of the services as specified in Section 6.82.050. (g) The tax is levied pursuant to California Government Code Section 50075 et seq., and is a tax upon each parcel of property. The amount of the tax is not measured by the value of the parcel.

6.82.050 Purposes and uses of tax.
(a) There is hereby established a special fund entitled “Comprehensive Real Property Parcel Tax Fund” to be maintained by the City. Proceeds of the tax, together with any interest and penalties thereon (collectively, the “tax proceeds”), shall be collected each fiscal year and deposited in said special fund, and shall be used to fund general governmental services, such Item 11.B
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as: (a) services to address homelessness and mental health; (b) public safety and emergency response teams to address safety issues on City streets and in parks, (c) the reopening and staffing of all public libraries, (d) after-school and post-COVID recovery programs for public school children, (e) traffic safety improvements around schools, including crossing guards, and (f) transitional housing and shelters, as provided in an accompanying advisory measure.

6.82.060 Exemptions.

The tax imposed by this Chapter shall not be construed as imposing a tax upon any person when the imposition of such tax upon that person would be in violation of either the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of California. The City Council is authorized to establish by resolution special exemption procedures and eligibility criteria for natural persons based on income, age or disability. The tax imposed by this Chapter shall be subject to the exemptions set forth in this Section or adopted by resolution as authorized herein.

6.82.070 Computation and collection of tax—Interest and penalties. (a) The Director or his or her designee or employee is hereby authorized and directed each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year 2022-2023, to determine the tax amount to be levied for the next ensuing fiscal year for each taxable parcel of real property within the City, in the manner and as provided in Section 6.82.040. The Director is hereby authorized and directed to provide all necessary information to the Auditor-Controller of the County of Los Angeles to effect proper billing and collection of the tax, so that the installments of the tax shall be included on the secured property tax roll of the County of Los Angeles. Unless otherwise required by the Council, no Council action shall be required to authorize the annual collection of the tax as herein provided.
(b) The tax shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary ad valorem taxes are collected and shall have the same lien priority, and be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in cases of delinquency as provided for ad valorem taxes collected by Item 11.B
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the County of Los Angeles; provided, however, that the Council may provide for other appropriate methods of collection of the tax by appropriate resolution(s) of the Council. (c) The tax shall constitute a lien upon the parcel upon which it is levied until it has been paid. Any unpaid tax due under this Chapter shall be subject to all remedies provided under the City’s Municipal Code and as provided by law.

6.82.080 Accountability—Citizen’s Oversight Committee.
(a) Pursuant to Sections 50075.1 and 50075.3 of the California Government Code, the specific purposes of the tax and the requirement that the tax proceeds be applied to such purposes and the establishment of a special fund for the tax proceeds are as set forth in Section

6.82.050. So long as the tax is collected hereunder, commencing no later than July 1, 2023, the Director is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be prepared and filed with the Council a report that shows the amount of tax collected and expended and the status of any projects funded with the tax proceeds. For purposes of this Section, the Director is authorized to retain such consultants, accountants or agents as may be necessary or convenient to accomplish the foregoing.
(b) The Council shall establish a Citizen’s Oversight Committee to audit the use of the tax proceeds. The membership, scope and responsibilities of the Citizen’s Oversight Committee shall be determined by the Council in its exercise of discretion.

6.82.090 Examination of books and records and annual audit. (a) The Director or their designee or employee or agent, is hereby authorized and directed to examine assessment rolls, property tax records, records of the Los Angeles County Recorder and any other records of the County of Los Angeles deemed necessary in order to determine ownership of parcels and computation of the tax. (b) A certified public accounting firm retained by the City will perform an annual audit to assure accountability of the proper disbursement of these tax proceeds in accordance with the objectives stated herein.

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6.82.100 Property tax.

This special parcel tax is a property tax and qualified property owners and renters shall be entitled to the benefits of the Gonsalves-Deukmejian-Petris Senior Citizen’s Property Tax Assistance Law (California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 20501 et seq.) and the Senior Citizens and Disabled Property Tax Postponement Law (California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 20581 et seq.), as provided by law.

6.82.110 Refund of tax, penalty or interest paid more than once, or erroneously or illegally collected.

When the amount of the tax, any penalty, or any interest has been paid more than once, or has erroneously or illegally collected or received by the City under this Chapter, it may be refunded provided a verified claim in writing therefor, stating the specific ground upon which the claim is founded, is filed with the Director within one year from the date of payment. If the claim is approved by the Director, the excess amount collected or paid may be refunded or may be credited against any amounts then due and payable from the person from whom it is collected or by whom paid, and the balance may be refunded to such person, his or her administrators or executors.

6.82.120 Savings clause.

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any person, or to any property as to whom or which it is beyond the power of the City to impose the tax herein provided. If any provision, sentence, clause, Section or part of this Chapter is found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall affect only such provision, sentence, clause, Section or part of this Chapter and shall not affect or impair any remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, Sections or parts of this Chapter. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City that the ordinance codified in this Chapter would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid provision, sentence, clause, Section or part thereof not been included herein.

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6.82.130 Regulations.

The Council is hereby authorized to promulgate such regulations as it shall deem necessary in order to implement the provision of this Chapter, including implementing this Chapter which is hereby codified in Article 6, Chapter 6.82 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or as otherwise designated by the City Clerk.

6.82.140 Increase appropriations limit.

Pursuant to California Constitution Article XIIIB, the appropriations limit for the City of Santa Monica is hereby increased by the aggregate sum authorized to be levied by this tax for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and each year thereafter.

SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code inconsistent with the provisions of this Measure, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Measure.

SECTION 3. This Measure is not intended to void or otherwise supersede the Clean Beaches and Ocean Parcel Tax Act.

SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Measure is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this measure.

The City Council hereby declares that it would have placed this Measure and the resulting Santa Monica Municipal Code amendment, and the voters declare that they would have adopted this measure and the resulting Santa Monica Municipal Code amendment, and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional, without regard to whether any portion may be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.

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EXHIBIT B:

Proposed Advisory Measure
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CITY COUNCIL PROPOSED ADVISORY MEASURE ASKING WHETHER POTENTIALLY

INCREASED REVENUES FROM INCREASING THE CITY REAL PROPERTY PARCEL TAX

BY ESTABLISHING A SECOND TIER PARCEL TAX RATE SHOULD BE SPENT ON

HOMELESS AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

RESPONSE SERVICES, PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES,

LIBRARY SERVICES, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, TRAFFIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

AROUND SCHOOLS, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SHELTERS
This Advisory Measure Does Not Increase Taxes. It is an Advisory Measure which states the intent of the Voters in the City of Santa Monica that any increased revenues from establishing a Second Tier Parcel Tax, as proposed by the “Comprehensive Real Property Parcel Tax Measure” (the “Parcel Tax Measure”), should be spent on the following programs and services:
• services to address homelessness and mental health; or • public safety and emergency response teams to address safety issues on City streets and in parks; or
• the reopening and staffing of all public libraries; or • after-school and post-COVID recovery programs for public school children; or • traffic safety improvements around schools, including crossing guards; or • transitional housing and shelters
If this Advisory Measure is passed by the Voters and the Parcel Tax Measure does not pass, there will be no change to existing policy.

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From: Tom Larmore <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 6:21 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Cc: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Sue Himmelrich; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Gleam Davis; Kristin McCowan
Subject: July 26 Meeting - Agenda Item 11B

EXTERNAL
Mayor and Councilmembers:

I urge you to place the measures described in Item 11B on the November ballot. Most appropriate are these comments in the Staff Report for Item 11C: “As Santa Monica continues its economic recovery from the COVID – 19 pandemic, the City requires additional revenue streams to respond to emerging challenges, especially in public safety, homelessness, and restoration of other City services reduced or eliminated during the pandemic‐related restructuring. . . [The proposed TOT increase and the Item 11B measures] could together raise an additional $13‐$25 million annually to help fund unmet needs in the community.” The Item 11B measures will give voters a chance to direct the City to use new transfer tax revenues to, as this staff report says, “restore and expand services.” Tom Larmore
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From: Sams, Nicole N <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:47 AM
To: Phil Brock; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; councilmtgitems
Subject: City of Santa Monica

EXTERNAL
Hello,
I am a member of the Board of Governors of the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club and am urging you to place the measures described in Agenda Item 11B on the November ballot. I am concerned about the potential impact on the Club of the ballot measure described in Agenda Item No. 8A. If adopted, it would impose an extremely high transfer tax which is likely to significantly reduce the value of the Club’s property on Lincoln Boulevard. The Club owns about one acre of land at that location which includes the Club’s 65‐year old Main Branch building. While no decision has yet been made, the Club is considering the possibility of selling the site with the goal of deriving sufficient proceeds to build a new facility at a different location better tailored to today’s needs for the thousands of kids we serve, most from low and moderate income families, while retaining funds to allow the Club to expand our youth programs. The proposed ballot measures reflected in Agenda Item 11B would establish a more moderate and reasonable tax structure generally and its exemption for sales by charitable organizations would reduce the potential negative effect of a high transfer tax. Also, these measures would direct tax revenue to important spending priorities, including after‐school recreation.

As you know, the Club is currently running the District’s after‐school sports programs at various sites and, once school commences in August, will be overseeing after‐school recreation on school playgrounds. The costs for the playground recreation program is being largely covered for the first year through a one‐time grant from the City but longer‐term funding may be unavailable without the revenue which the Item 11B measures would provide. While the Club, as an organization, has not taken a position on any of these measures, in my individual capacity and in connection with my support of the Club, I urge you to vote to place the measures described in Item 11B on the November ballot.

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From: Wade Killefer <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:24 AM
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From: Tricia Crane <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:29 AM
To: Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; Gleam Davis; councilmtgitems; David White; Susan Cline; Anuj Gupta Subject: Northeast Neighbors Requests Council to Support Agenda Item 11.B

EXTERNAL
To: City Council
From: The Board of Northeast Neighbors
Re: Support for Agenda Item 11.B, Council meeting of July 26, 2022 Dear City Council,
On behalf of our members and all residents of Santa Monica we request that Council vote YES on Agenda item 11.B and allow the voters to support a temporary financial bridge that will be used to restore essential City services.

As pointed out by Santa Monica Audit Subcommittee vice chair Marc Verville in his commentary (below), this is a strictly time-limited measure. This measure will generate support for the City until it re-establishes its financial equilibrium, providing revenue needed to fund resident services while we rebuild our revenue-generating capacity in critical areas such as downtown.

Sincerely,
The Board of Northeast Neighbors
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OPINION ‐‐ Dueling Tax Measures Offer Voters Easy Choice By Marc L. Verville
July 23, 2022 ‐‐ Next Tuesday the City Council will vote on placing Phil Brock’s Transfer Tax initiative on the November ballot. The Council must vote Yes to give the voters the choice.

The recent disheartening budget discussions outlined a lack of funds for basic resident services such as libraries and parks, which are still largely off limits to the residents because of funding constraints. Apparently, there is not even enough money to maintain fields for our children to play unless parents can afford to pay for access.

Brock’s measure acknowledges that the City’s financial situation is not yet back to pre‐Covid status. It also acknowledges that the situation is temporary, which is why it includes a sunset clause. It would provide a bridge while the recovery continues to address the issues of safety and resident access to critical services.

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2 Brock’s initiative would generate funds to expand the Fire Department’s Community Response Unit that has made a notable difference in management of the critical homeless situation.

The critical point is that while no one wants to pay more taxes, Brock’s measure is temporary, as it should be, given the fact that under the existing city tax structure, the annual general fund revenues are projected to exceed the pre‐Covid amount in about 23 months.

Within 5 years from that point, the City projects that the annual general fund revenues will be about $65 million per year higher than they were pre‐Covid, under the City’s existing tax structure. This does not even account for the anticipated impact of a revitalized Downtown and Promenade, which will add another $25 to $40 million per year in general fund revenues from improved sales taxes, on top of these basic City projections. There will also be major new hotels opening in the interim, adding more Transient Occupancy Tax revenue.

Confusion and misdirection endemic to Himmelrich's proposal Against this financial backdrop, Mayor Sue Himmelrich’s privately funded ballot initiative inexplicably proposes to hit residents with one of the highest transfer taxes in the state. If the mayor believes her own finance department’s projections and the overall City outlook, why is it now necessary to also directly tax the residents, in perpetuity?
One answer may be Ms. Himmelrich’s admission in a neighborhood group meeting that wasteful city spending was a problem before she was seated on the Council and that she could not make headway with the issue. So, that suffices for a perpetual resident tax?
But the financial illiteracy gets worse. Since affordable housing generates virtually no property tax revenue under state law, it is only a net driver of escalating city municipal costs. By dedicating funding only to affordable housing construction in perpetuity, without also providing funds for infrastructure and services, the setup will only destabilize the city’s future finances, generating the need for yet more direct taxation.

Confusion and misdirection are endemic to this entire initiative. First, Ms. Himmelrich’s marketing materials improperly emphasized her “Mayor” title even though it had nothing to do with the city government. The misdirection extended to the title of the initiative including the term “Homeless Prevention”, another entirely marketing‐driven term, misleadingly applied. The fine print says that this has nothing to do with the homeless crisis we are currently trying to address.

Then there is the question of what Ms. Himmelrich’s proposal does with the money. That is as confusing as the justifications. For starters, there are no stated outcomes to the spending. No defined scale. No success criteria.

The only stated and quantified objective is collecting more money from the residents. Forever.

The $10 million annual School District gift was not even requested by the School District. Then 50 percent of the remaining balance (after paying up to 6 percent of the receipts for an entirely new and growing bureaucracy) is directed to affordable housing construction that does not benefit existing Santa Monica residents. And, finally, homeless prevention has nothing to do with the homeless crisis.

So, what are the issues supposedly addressed by this initiative? “Affordable Housing”
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3 by special interest lobbying. Housing affordability is a regional issue. But, while Santa Monica has one of the densest affordable housing requirements, Los Angeles has created its affordable housing overlay in the San Fernando Valley.

It also ignores the fact that roughly 10 percent of Santa Monica’s multi‐family stock is affordable housing that has been built since the 1980s within the City’s current financial structure. There is no reason that would not continue.
“Homeless Prevention” is actually two issues ‐‐ rent assistance linked to rent burdening and rent burdening linked to homelessness. In Ms. Himmelrich and her husband Michael Soloff’s transfer tax presentation roadshow, they describe the problem as dire. Their support consists of a HUD website dashboard that notes its statistics are from 2014 to 2018, over four years old. The website portal posits that cost burdening (greater than 30 percent of income) impacts 9,585 renter households in the city, or roughly a third of Santa Monica’s total renter households.

While the HUD tables are labeled for Santa Monica, it’s pretty clear that Los Angeles County income data is being used as there does not appear to be a Santa Monica Area Median Income (AMI). The Himmelrich initiative’s “Section II: Findings And Purpose” only references the Los Angeles County AMI data being used to calculate the “burdening.”
This is also what our own Rent Control Board (RCB) uses in their 2021 Annual Report Affordability Analysis.

The RCB report notes that “According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income for Santa Monica is higher than the Los Angeles AMI. . . .” How much higher? Almost 25 percent higher, at $98,300.

What is rent burdened at $80,000 is not rent burdened at $98,300. The $18,300 difference equates to $458 per month in additional income available for rent.

We can corroborate other data points on the issue. The RCB’s 2021 Annual Report references the “Housing is Key” state program that awards Covid‐19 rent relief. To date, 2,337 Santa Monica households have received awards. This is only 24 percent of the claimed 9,585 rent burdened households. The award number as of April 5 was 1,878 households so with only 459 added in the last 3.5 months, the program seems to be winding down. Other reference points in the RCB report show that 434 means‐tested fee waivers were granted in Santa Monica in 2021, less than 2 percent of total controlled units.

Finally, pre‐1999 controlled units and market‐rate controlled units leased in the last 6 years make up 69 percent of all rent‐controlled units. Both the recent market‐rate controlled units and the market rate non‐ controlled units have been leased out on a means tested basis by housing providers so that rents max out at 30 percent of income.

The data does not support the assertion of massive rent burdening. The casual approach to problem quantification as the basis for public policy is simply unacceptable.

Rent burdening is a risk factor in homelessness?
Linkage of rent burdening to homelessness risk has been endlessly repeated for dramatic effect. The research does not support this contention either. Rent burdening was not even listed as a risk factor for first time homelessness in the comprehensive California Policy Lab analysis “Predicting and Preventing Homelessness in Los Angeles” issued in September 2019.

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4 intervention. . . . These clients are very vulnerable and are interacting with multiple systems, such as the mental health and criminal justice systems.”
This profile does not describe a third of Santa Monica’s renter households.

Like most policy initiatives in the city, no city‐specific analysis was performed to define the problem and validate the thesis.

The actual level of research done for this perpetual proposal was revealed in a neighborhood group discussion with Ms. Himmelrich on the tax initiative. She disputed my assertion that the tax would disproportionately impact the residents by claiming that she had personally reviewed county transaction data. I supported my conclusion based on the review of the prior 12 months of broker transaction records. My conclusions were later confirmed with an admission that Ms. Himmelrich had looked at only 2 months of sales records.

This theme of superficial problem definition and analysis permeates the entire Himmelrich transfer tax initiative. It demonstrates clear disdain for the voters and the residents. It is marketed solely with virtue signaling to justify the objective of endlessly collecting more money from residents, not addressing their core concerns. The fact that it is permanent and shielded from future Councils is unacceptable. As such, this initiative has no merit and is destructive.

What little real research that was done was simply polling research. What really mattered was to determine the marketing approach to voters. It’s clear that Ms. Himmelrich considers polling research to be the only research required for policy formulation. It is self‐evident that basing public policy entirely on polling can only make for disastrous policy. Santa Monica has suffered through enough bad policy. We do not need any more.

The Council must vote to present the voters with the more reasonable financial bridge alternative initiative presented by Councilmember Brock which is intended to address real resident concerns, on a temporary basis.

In the meantime, they city needs to get serious about getting its financial house in order.

Marc L. Verville is vice chair of the Santa Monica Audit Subcommittee. He lives in Sunset Park.

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From: Santa Monica Rx <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 12:12 PM
To: Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; Gleam Davis; councilmtgitems; David White; Susan Cline; Anuj Gupta Subject: yes on item 11.B

EXTERNAL
To: City Council
From: SM Residents Cross-City (smRx)
Re: Support for Agenda Item 11.B, Council meeting of July 26, 2022 Dear City Council,
On behalf of our members and all residents of Santa Monica we request that Council vote YES on Agenda item 11.B and allow the voters to support a temporary financial bridge that will be used to restore essential City services.

Sincerely,
smRx Research & Policy Teams
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OPINION ‐‐ Dueling Tax Measures Offer Voters Easy Choice By Marc L. Verville
July 23, 2022 ‐‐ Next Tuesday the City Council will vote on placing Phil Brock’s Transfer Tax initiative on the November ballot. The Council must vote Yes to give the voters the choice.

Brock’s measure acknowledges that the City’s financial situation is not yet back to pre‐Covid status. It also acknowledges that the situation is temporary, which is why it includes a sunset clause. It would provide a Item 11.B
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2 bridge while the recovery continues to address the issues of safety and resident access to critical services.

Brock’s initiative would generate funds to expand the Fire Department’s Community Response Unit that has made a notable difference in management of the critical homeless situation.

The only stated and quantified objective is collecting more money from the residents. Forever.

So, what are the issues supposedly addressed by this initiative? “Affordable Housing”
There’s still no consensus on what Santa Monica requires. The affordable housing volumes that have been mandated to Santa Monica by the State are the result of an entirely arbitrary process that was heavily directed by special interest lobbying. Housing affordability is a regional issue. But, while Santa Monica has one of the Item 11.B
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3 densest affordable housing requirements, Los Angeles has created its affordable housing overlay in the San Fernando Valley.

What is rent burdened at $80,000 is not rent burdened at $98,300. The $18,300 difference equates to $458 per month in additional income available for rent.

The data does not support the assertion of massive rent burdening. The casual approach to problem quantification as the basis for public policy is simply unacceptable.

The report noted that “The majority of single adults who will experience first‐time homelessness or a return to homelessness are already clients of mainstream County agencies, which presents opportunities for intervention. . . . These clients are very vulnerable and are interacting with multiple systems, such as the mental health and criminal justice systems.”
This profile does not describe a third of Santa Monica’s renter households.

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In the meantime, they city needs to get serious about getting its financial house in order.

Marc L. Verville is vice chair of the Santa Monica Audit Subcommittee. He lives in Sunset Park.

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From: Margaret Frane <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 1:14 PM
To: Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; Gleam Davis; councilmtgitems; David White; Susan Cline; Anuj Gupta Subject: Support for Agenda Item 11.B

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
I request that Council vote YES on Agenda item 11.B and give voters a choice.

I believe that we need to allow the voters to support a temporary financial bridge to restore essential City services. I, personally, would much rather support a time-limited measure that puts the council in control, as opposed to an extreme measure that is not open to control and has no sunset clause.

Phil Brock's measure will generate support for the City until its financial equilibrium can be reestablished. The Council can then choose how to continue that support.

Sincerely,
Margaret Frane
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From: Peter DiChellis <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 2:27 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: !Item 11B Transfer Tax

EXTERNAL
Strongly favor putting this on ballot. Voters deserve choices.

Peter DiChellis
Santa Monica ‐ 90403
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From: Katharine Dreyfuss <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 2:15 PM
To: Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; David White; Susan Cline; [email protected] Subject: Agenda Item 11B

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council members:

Please vote yes on Agenda Item 11B, to allow Santa Monica voters support a temporary financial bridge which will be used to restore essential city services to residents. The bridge will support these services as the City reestablishes its post‐Covid equilibrium by rebuilding its revenue‐generating capacity.

Thank you for your attention to my request.

Sincerely,
Katharine R. Dreyfuss
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From: Jennifer Gordon <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 3:14 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Proposed City Transfer Tax Measures

EXTERNAL
I am a member of the Board of Governors of the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club and am urging you to place the measures described in Agenda Item 11B on the November ballot. I am concerned about the potential impact on the Club of the ballot measure described in Agenda Item No. 8A. If adopted, it would impose an extremely high transfer tax which is likely to significantly reduce the value of the Club’s property on Lincoln Boulevard.

The Club owns about one acre of land at that location which includes the Club’s 65-year old Main Branch building. While no decision has yet been made, the Club is considering the possibility of selling the site with the goal of deriving sufficient proceeds to build a new facility at a different location better tailored to today’s needs for the thousands of kids we serve, most from low and moderate income families, while retaining funds to allow the Club to expand our youth programs.

The proposed ballot measures reflected in Agenda Item 11B would establish a more moderate and reasonable tax structure generally and its exemption for sales by charitable organizations would reduce the potential negative effect of a high transfer tax. Also, these measures would direct tax revenue to important spending priorities, including after-school recreation. As you know, the Club is currently running the District’s after-school sports programs at various sites and, once school commences in August, will be overseeing after-school recreation on school playgrounds. The costs for the playground recreation program is being largely covered for the first year through a one-time grant from the City but longer-term funding may be unavailable without the revenue which the Item 11B measures would provide. While the Club, as an organization, has not taken a position on any of these measures, in my individual capacity and in connection with my support of the Club, I urge you to vote to place the measures described in Item 11B on the November ballot. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Jennifer Gordon
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 1:22 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; councilmtgitems; [email protected]; Council Mailbox
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Councilmembers,
As the manager of the SMRR Hotline I hear reports from the team that gets messages and returns calls offering help to those with Landlord/Tenant issues.

We've received many calls lately about the disasterous position 6% would put them in. Even 3% would strain many.

I'm sure you agree with me that we don't want to lose tenant residents from our city.

Yours, Michael Tarbet
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50; this will make up for the four months this this year when tenant-residents had to pay 6% with a $70 cap.

In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms as you have.

Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure proposed by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to defeat the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

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From: Thomas Hamelin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 3:40 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! TJ Hamelin | 978.621.5427
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From: Evie R. <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 3:41 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Please Stand Up for Long Term Renters like myself who are being priced out of our homes.

Even with the pandemic and inflation, my rent has gone up every year.

Please help us!
Evie Rathburn
934 6th St
90403
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From: Daniel Shear <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:04 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: lori berezin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:06 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Thank you for your hard work, Santa Monica City Councilmembers.

I've watched rents in Santa Monica skyrocket over the years. At your meeting on July 26th, please place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50.

With your help, we can better stabilize soaring rents and protect Santa Monica residents.

Sincerely,
Lori Berezin
Lori Berezin • [email protected]
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From: Leila <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:06 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% IS ABSOLUTELY NOT FAIR TO OWNERS DO NOT DO IT.

I am owner and I’m totally against this action.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica owners and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Eva Good <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:13 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Eva Good ,
1438 10th St #4
Santa Monica Ca 90401
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Clerk Mailbox
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:56 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: FW: ITEM 11B
From: Michele Perrone <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:15 PM
To: Council Mailbox <[email protected]>
Cc: Clerk Mailbox <[email protected]>; Attorney Mailbox <[email protected]> Subject: ITEM 11B

EXTERNAL
11b. Please VOTE NO!
A 3rd tier of transfer tax? really? My property is not worth 8 million, but, this is simply unfair. In my opinion ANY new tax is unfair, including school bonds that everyone blindly votes favor of.

Overall, property owners in Santa Monica are taxed to death. It’s become ridiculous. Any it just raises property values so people have to get their money out in rents or sales. Stop this.

Thank you, Michele Perrone
310‐600‐3838
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 9:41 PM
To: Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Phil Brock; Oscar de la Torre; Gleam Davis; councilmtgitems
Cc: David White; Susan Cline; Anuj Gupta
Subject: Support for Agenda Item 11.B, Council meeting of July 26, 2022

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members:

Please approve Item 11.B. on the July 26, 2022 City Council Agenda: “Adoption of a Resolution to place a Real Property (Documentary) Transfer Tax revenue measure on the November 2022 Ballot.” Give the voters of Santa Monica a choice in this matter by voting 'Yes' to put it on the ballot.

Thank you.

John Dahl
Yale Street
Santa Monica, CA 90403
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From: Thomas Kren <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:35 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D on July 26th

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council Members:

At the Council meeting tomorrow, July 26th, regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D, I ask you to:
* Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
* In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, * Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents today! Sincerely,
Thomas Kren
948 Fifth Street, Apt D
Santa Monica, CA 90403
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:34 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Item 11 B and D

EXTERNAL
Hello,
I live in a rent controlled building. While I am doing okay and have had a job through Covid, several of the tenants in my building are not in great financial shape. They haven't received raises and are living paycheck to paycheck or project to project. We live in a building where the manager did nothing over Covid unless he absolulely had to and once handed me a bottle of mold cleaner when I had a very moldy wall. Please do not make life harder on these people who are mostly above 55.

Also, should a council member that owns an apartment building be allowed to vote on this measure? Thank you.

Laura Borsecnik
1333 11th Street Apt 9
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for noncontrolled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

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From: Mariasha Perman-Weisman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:30 PM
To: Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; [email protected]; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Sue Himmelrich Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
I am NOT in favor of lowering the GAR for the fiscal year 2022‐2023.

No one is lowering our expenses and as a small family owned property owner, we cannot afford this proposal M Perman‐Weisman
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
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Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 4:17 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: The Lawsons <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 5:18 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Catherine Lawson
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From: Ivana Jevtic <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 5:18 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: ┱Please Protect Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D I urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50.
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms. • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

As a graduate student, I would not be able to live in Santa Monica without the rent control and 3% annual rent increase.

Also, none of my friends would be able to call Santa Monica home either. We all love Santa Monica, volunteer, support local business and schools, promote sustainable practices, and strive to be amazing citizens that would make Santa Monicans proud. Please, help us stay here so that we can continue to contribute in a meaningful way while living humble and content lives.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Ivana Jevtic
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From: diane williams <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 5:54 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Hi Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: RODNEY LEE <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 6:36 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you!!
Rodney Lee
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From: Ira Israel <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 6:29 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
Thank you very much,
Ira Israel
2316 Montana Avenue
Santa Monica
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From: Nora Bachman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 6:22 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!

As a small business owner, any cost increases affect me both personally and professionally. And given the past few years of turmoil, I urge the council to hear and protect the citizens of Santa Monica by limiting how much our already expensive rents can be increased.

Thank you,
Nora Bachman
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To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Santa Monica City Council members, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Council member Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

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To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: Tom Frykman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:26 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
We live at 2026 Oak St. thank you for considering us…
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Tom Frykman
310‐428‐9510 (cell)
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From: SD <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:28 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems
Subject: Do the Right Thing.

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
 Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,  In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,
 Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! So Sorry I voted for to put you on the council Phil Brock I will do all I can to vote you out and your pal Oscar D.

We heard from many of you in the past couple of weeks and we know you care about your family, your neighbors and yourself, and you do not want to live in an economically-gated Santa Monica (a Beverly Hills by the Sea). Thank you for contacting City Councilmembers. PLEASE

TAKE THE TIME TO GO THE EXTRA STEP OF WRITING TO COUNCIL FOR THEIR JULY Item 11.B
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2 26TH MEETING. Please tell your family, friends and neighbors about this community mobilization effort and ask them to join us in telling Councilmembers to protect renters NOW! Failure is not an option, but success depends on all of us.

Thank you for your support.

The SMRR Team
www.smrr.org
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To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: Dale Todd <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:39 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: Jezebel corpuz-Todd <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:37 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sincerely,
Jezebel Todd
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Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:42 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Regards,
E.Garcia
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From: Allison Dollar <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 6:16 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems
Cc: Allison Dollar; [email protected]
Subject: Santa Monica Council - real world, real talk re. rental rate hikes July 26

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Council,
I've been a resident of Santa Monica since 1999 and have done business here since 1989. The city has evolved quite a bit, as it should, but recent developments are tilting us into an untenable position where we kill the goose that laid the golden egg.

Within the past few years I've watched you approve larger and more lavish development projects designed to cater to a small subsector of the community. I work with Hollywood brands, digital media, startups (and VCs), so I fully understand the appeal and the business value propositions concomitant with serving that demographic.

However, these projects have been and will be creating an unsustainable density level and strain on services, parking and traffic being the least of it. Moreover, their scale is disproportionately large to the size of the city. We are only a little over 8.4 sq miles, after all. Raising the height restrictions alone completely changes the character, liveability and, more important, efficiency in running city services. The set asides read like a joke to me; we know they aren't enforced.

And tourists won't respond well to the dismantling of our famous seaside charm.

These matters go beyond modern notions of capitalizing on density. Rather, the policies are actually turning the clock back to a time where cities had no recourse for raising the tax base other than through real estate and related development. This approach demonstrates a lack of imagination, vision, creativity and skill for city planning in the 21st century. There are modern business models and multiple revenue streams that can be created via other means.

And now we see the raising of the General Adjustment Cap to 6%.

I am an entrepreneur, well known in my field for roles in creating and proselytizing advanced television, which encompasses all kinds of digital video services we now take for granted. In the 2009 downturn, and now in the era of COVID‐19, conferences, expos, investment capital and other mainstays in our world were cut. I've taken many financial hits. But in the same era, I've also been instrumental in bringing funding into companies and services based here and keeping the 'Silicon Beach' ecosystem humming.

There are many professionals like me who continue to contribute to the economy and who are deserving of parity and respect, some balance to the picture. There is no good logic in bifurcating the community into haves and have nots, as though only the wealthier are contributing to the tax base and the rest of us have our hand out. Not accurate, not true, not fair.

At your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D I support SMRR in its urging to:
 Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50
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2  In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,  Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

I'm a business professional. I advise you to avoid painting those of us on team SMRR as mushy do‐gooders, naive romantics or otherwise ignorant of the ways of commerce.

Give yourselves a healthy distance. Evaluate ALL the facts. Welcome creative solutions. And then do the right thing.

Sincerely,
Allison Dollar
Chair, L.A. Venture Association, Media / Space Sectors
[email protected]

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From: Joey Vermeulen <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 5:31 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: limiting rent increases to 3%

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council,
I'm an individual landlord in SM for a small building. All of my expenses have risen dramatically and a 3% limit on rents when tenants have lived there long‐term and are already way under market rate is just not fair, especially when inflation and CPI is much higher than 3% and utilities are also drastically increasing. Please consider the single property owners trying to make a living in santa monica as well.

Thanks
Joey Vermeulen
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Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:52 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: Pamela Bellew <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:56 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
The City we love is declining by the hour! Been here 20+ years...please dont do this! I was evicted 15 tears ago for having a cat in a one bedroom rent controlled unit (was paying 800) and now I am up to 2400 by myself, as I managed to stay in Santa Monica but have had to move twice since the eviction years ago. I'm in a 2 bedroom now but can barely hold it down without getting a roommate. Depending upon the management company, a roommate can be an arduous process. My main point is...2400 may sound like a "deal" but since I am not a 20 something hipster making 6 figures at a tech or production company located in the water park, this rent is very high! I cant imagine paying 6 percent more. If this goes through, council needs to figure out a way rent controlled units (where there is only one occupant on the original lease) needs to be allowed to have a roommate without domestic partnership, without harassment, etc.

Skyrocketing rents; Massive over development; scooters, ebikes, and illegal motorized bikes (aka motorcycles) dumped all over the place;
Severely addicted, mentally I'll, and dangerous methhead transients all over our streets and parks; punks coming in on the crime train to break into our cars, apartments, steal our bikes (chop shops for homeless); trailers and campers parked further north along ocean with blankets in their windows hiding the occupants trying to live in it; poor police response. And yet you want more apartments, more ppl, more traffic, more "pilot programs" for the next rediculous and dangerous scooter start up. No place to buy a dress at a normal price, 200 businesses gone from riots and boarded up shops; SM known as an easy crime target now....and now more rent?? C'mon! Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!

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From: Tony Stone <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:03 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! This is Anthony J. Stone.

I live at 307 Montana Ave Apartment 104, SANTA Monica California 90403.

I RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1783 A MONTH.

WITH THE NEW 6% INCREASE IN RENT I WILL PAY $1285 A MONTN UNLESS THE SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD CAN ADOPT THE LOWER PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS ON THE BALLET FOR NOVEMBER 2022.

SINCERELY,

ANTHONY J STONE
307 MONTANA AVE
APARTMENT 104
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90403
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From: Rick Ruskin <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 9:16 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Sirs and Madams,
Please take to heart this request.

I am a 65 year old male living in a building sold just 1 month ago, and the new landlord has no plans to do improvements or deferred maintenance, but has already sent a rent increase tied to the proposed 6% increase.

I am just retiring and will struggle to pay the proposed 6% rent increases Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Rick Ruskin
1123 23rd St. Apt. B
Santa Monica, CA 90403
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From: Stephanie Rasband <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 8:40 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: Victoria Mendoza <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 9:29 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I have had the privilege of living in beautiful Santa Monica, I am a disabled, elderly woman, living on a fixed income.

With the cost of living in all areas, gas food, transportation, it has been a challenge to find areas in my budget to cut back on. The proposed 6% increase may not seem much for the wealthy community in which I live. The six percent increase means I have to cut back on vital essentials. Please do not increase the General Adjustment Cap! Victoria Mendoza
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Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:45 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
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From: Lily Houston <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:03 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; SMRR Coordinator; councilmtgitems Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

And as for the disastrous 6% rent hike for the less than wealthy, it's all hands on deck time, Council ‐‐‐ stand up and cap it at 3% & get us our unaffordable money back. PLEASE!!! Show us the respect that you expect from us.

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From: Victor Shaw <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:41 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Victor Shaw
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310‐907‐6302
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From: Steve Friedman - KBM <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:37 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Monica E <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:34 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Santa Monica City Councilmembers:

I consider myself fortunate to be a 21‐year Santa Monica resident and renter. As I approach retirement age, it is my hope that I can maintain a reasonably priced apartment and keep Santa Monica as my home when my income declines.

At your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D, I urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50.
• Support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms.
• Finally, reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock. Its purpose is to undercut the citizens’ initiative and it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

I hope that the residents of Santa Monica can count on your active support.

Best wishes,
Monica Egbuonu

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From: Elisabeth Moore <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:20 PM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Hi
I am a nurse working in and living in Santa Monica.

My som goes to school here and I am struggling to find a way to stay here.

I moved to Santa Monica looking for a city I can spend the rest of my life and after 10 years here. It seems less feasible.

I have been renting here in Santa Monica planning to transition my family into a small family home. With the competitive real estate market that seems impossible and now with our rent increases regularly and my pay not increasing. I am looking to relocate elsewhere. I think my city council does not value me as a part of their community because it has been apparent for a long time and often question myself; is it that this city council prefers the wealthy citizens over working class members?
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Patricia Hoffman <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 7:33 PM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: No on 11B and 16D, Yes on 8A and 11D

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July 26
Mayor Himmelrich, Councilmembers:

I am updating my letter to you regarding the July 12 agenda to make it appropriate for the July 26 agenda. The issues remain the same but the item numbers have changed.

I again want to add my voice to the chorus of hundreds who have asked that you vote against putting Item 11B on the ballot. Please vote no on 11B. 11B is in direct competition with and could kill the people’s initiative in 8A. I also hope that you do not move forward with Item 16D.

It is too late to adequately study the consequences, both intended and unintended, of this item.

As a reminder, more than 10,000 Santa Monica voters have said that they want to tax extremely high-value real estate in order to subsidize rent burdened low-income Santa Monicans to keep them from becoming homeless, to build more affordable housing for our local work force, and to continue to guarantee high quality schools even if Malibu takes its money and runs. I strongly support Item 8A. I know you will be voting yes on it but I hope you will do so enthusiastically and that you will enthusiastically support the measure since you will be helping so many of your constituents by doing so.

Right now you will also have the opportunity to help many of the tenants of Santa Monica by voting yes on Item 11D. You can also place a 3% cap on general adjustments to the maximum allowable rents, in addition to the other components of Item 11D.

You have a rare opportunity to be heroes to thousands of struggling Santa Monicans in this very scary moment of uncertainty. Please vote no on Item 11B and 16D. Please vote yes on Item 8A and Item 11D.

Thank you,
Patricia Hoffman.

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From: Daniel Hall <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 10:55 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra
Subject: Yes on 8A, No on 11A, No on 11B, Yes on 11D, No on 16D

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Mayor Himmelrich, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, and City Councilmembers, I urge you to consider the following for July 26th's Agenda Items:
8A ‐ Vote YES ‐ 10,000+ Santa Monica voters have said through the Citizens' Initiative that they want to tax extremely high‐value real estate in order to subsidize rent‐burdened, low‐income Santa Monicans to prevent homeless, ensure our community does not become economically gated, and to continue to guarantee high quality schools following Malibu unification. This measure is critical to establishing long term and substantial funding for deed restricted affordable housing and our school system.
11A ‐ Vote NO ‐ Removing the Personnel Board from the Charter will subject what ought to be non‐political work to the whims of a political Council. This was not the recommendation that the Personnel Board themselves brought forward, which sought only to allow greater participation from non‐resident community stakeholders on an oft understaffed commission. I do not think risking the politicization of the Personnel Board is wise and encourage you to vote against the staff recommendation as written.
11B ‐ Vote NO ‐ This measure is in direct competition with the Citizens' Initiative which 10,000+ Santa Monica residents have indicated their support for as indicated by the poison pill which would allow for this measure to win out with one more vote, even if both measures get majority support. As written, there are too many carve outs and, my main concern, too few rules about how the funds would be spent. We need a dedicated stream of funding for affordable housing construction; this measure simply adds to our General Fund, where the advisory measure could be entirely ignored by future Councils.
11D ‐ Vote YES ‐ While I am disappointed Council did not work with their sister body, the duly (and independently!) elected Rent Control Board and adopt their full requested Charter Amendment, the proposed measure will still help Santa Monica renters now and in the future. We are a city that is majority renter; we must support our renters in order to prevent our community from becoming economically gated. 16D ‐ Vote NO ‐ The measure proposed in 16D shows a basic lack of understanding of how the market economy works and masks anti‐housing policies in the language of social justice. As someone who volunteers and leads in diversity, equity, and inclusion‐oriented organizations, this is incredibly disappointing and disturbing. I am pro‐labor; I support collective bargaining and higher minimum wages for workers. This proposal, however, will block economic feasibility for any new development projects... benefitting the very landlord Councilmembers bringing this proposal forward. No projects equates to no construction jobs. Let's be realistic about what the market can bear.

Thank you for your consideration,
Dan
Daniel Hall
Santa Monica Mid‐City Resident
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Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 5:37 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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:Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: SM Renters Rights <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 5:41 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fwd: Please read my email below. Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: mdosti <[email protected]>
Subject: Please read my email below. Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!
Date: July 25, 2022 at 11:59:02 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Dear Santa Monica City Council Members,
Thank goodness for rent control! I am a low income Santa Monican senior living in a rent control unit. I am not able to afford any rent increases at all. As it is, my landlord has just informed me he is taking away the parking spot I've had for the past 24 years.

He is also taking back a small storage unit I've rented for 15 years. The loss of these two amenities will greatly impact my life and finances as I must replace these amenities at a much higher cost, much more than I can afford. Inflation, ridiculous gas prices, and exorbitantly high rents everywhere in Los Angeles would make it impossible for me to move. This is not the time for rent increases. I urge you to maintain rent control status quo. The lives of many Santa Monicans are depending on you to do the right thing! Thank you for listing,
Sincerely,
Marya Dosti
Santa Monica City Council Members, at your meeting on July 26th we urge you to:

Please maintain your July 12th vote to support a 3% cap (not 4%) and place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment cap from 6% to 3%. In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board.

If legally permissible, please enact immediately an Emergency Order limiting rent increases to 3% starting on September 1st. If you don't have the legal authority to do so, please provide in the ballot measure a way to compensate tenants for the excess 3% paid until the election results are certified. Without this Item 11.B
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Reject the competing developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure because it provides no money for affordable housing for struggling low-income renters and seniors, and contains no funding for schools to help close the achievement gap.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! .............

Marya Dosti
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From: SM Renters Rights <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 5:42 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fwd: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Karen Neiss <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 11:43:58 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!

Pleaaaaase!!! Thank you,
Kare E. Neiss
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From: SM Renters Rights <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 6:35 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fwd: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: Robert Mitchell <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 11:03:12 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers:

At your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

My name is Robert and I've been a Santa Monica resident for 10 years, my wife lived here her entire life and we are doing our best to raise our 9month old daughter. Please reduce the rent increases, please help us shoulder the burden of inflation.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Best regards,
Robert Mitchell
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From: Thomas Shadle <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 10:49:36 PM PDT
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Item 11.B
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Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! --
Tom Shadle
Email: [email protected]
Cell: 310-310-9915
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From: Clare Fields-Flood <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 10:46:09 PM PDT
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>My husband and I are both seniors who depend on Rent Control. Without it, we would be homeless. There are plenty more in the same situation. Please don’t let this happen.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from Mail for Windows
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From: [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 10:43:29 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Joan Grossman <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 10:29:07 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect Item 11.B
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Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Joan Grossman
[email protected]
424-268-4498
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From: Sherry Brourman <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 9:36:39 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Dear City Council Women and Men,
I’m Sherry Brourman, a Santa Monica Resident for 18 years. I could never have afforded my life here but for rent control. I’m a physical therapist and while I love my work, I have been inspired the most by helping disadvantaged people, disabled kids, helped organize conferences like the Avon walk for breast cancer— all of which have always and will always lessen my income.

I will have to move out of Santa Monica with a 6% rent increase. I do much of my private work in my residence for which reason I have always supported the city with my city business license and insurances and paying fairly as a resident and business person. I so hope that you will consider that those of us in residence here because of our barely affordable rents will need to leave. And leaving means all of the business license fees will have to go to other cities.

In appreciation for your consideration,
Sherry Brourman, 901 19th St Apt B
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Elean Carman <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 8:56:38 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! May your joys be as deep as the ocean.
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From: Connie Cole <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 8:52:30 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Dear Santa Monica City Council members:

At such a time as this when gas prices are up, the cost of food and everything is up, people have lost income that has still not returned because of Covid, I was shocked to receive the notice of a 6% Rental Increase as many people have been struggling.

I’ve lived in Santa Monica in a Rent Controlled Apt. for over 20 years. Since the Covid Pandemic, I personally lost one of my part-time jobs as a Makeup Artist for Fox News and it still has not come back. I don’t know if it ever will! That has been a loss of approximately $22,250 a year in income. I did have some governmental help of Covid pay and unemployment for awhile, but that has ended sometime ago. Fox is still not bringing us back yet. My other part-time job of Managing a Santa Monica 48 unit Apt. building (off-site) for a greedy, wealthy Owner who pays me approximately $27,900 a year as an Independent Contractor and after 13 years of doing a Item 11.B
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7 great job for him. His Rental Income from Tenants is approximately $1,800,000 per year and growing …. For the past year plus I’ve been living on this income alone. The 6% Increase to my Rent adds an additional approximately $1000 a year. I’ve been very frugal and sometimes have had to go into Savings to pay for Dental and Doctor care.

I’m asking, PLEASE, PLEASE reduce the 6% increase to a ceiling of 3%. It’s hard enough with everything else.

Also, please read below ….Thank you so much!
Sincerely,
Connie
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,
• Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Connie Cole
[email protected]
310-502-2434
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From: Maralee Grant <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 8:18:54 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock Item 11.B
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8 because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

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From: CYNTHIA STOGEL <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 8:15:08 PM PDT
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

I have resided in my rent control apartment for 20 years and it will be a significant financial hardship to incur a 6% General Adjustment Cap. This is a catastrophic increase from all previous years. My income has not had a measurable increase to afford this jump in my rent. I want to add that I have noticed in Santa Monica several large city blocks being sold and businesses closing to make way for large apartment complexes with store fronts on the ground level in the plans to be built. Further it’s my understanding that these apartments are going to be rented or sold as condominiums for top dollar which will eliminate the possibility of people such as myself to ever even consider residing in one. I worry that Santa Monica is heading in the direction where affordable housing will not be available much longer to the middle class who have establish themselves in this community and contribute to all that Santa Monica has to offer. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t appreciate the opportunity to live in a rent control unit and in a beautiful city that I call my home.

Please honor the requests in the above paragraphs and do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
Thank you for your consideration.

Cynthia Stogel
Sent from my iPhone
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Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 8:12:15 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] My income did not go up 6%!
my expenses are higher on everything but income the same! Kind regards
Julia Kolyadenko
827 3rd st
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: "Christine S." <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 8:08:54 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

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(Signed) Christine Schoppe
Santa Monica Resident and Renter
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From: David Glück <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 8:08:38 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Once again, as a renter on a fixed income, I implore you to take the above actions or at the very least, as an emergency measure, stop the 6% increase that will take effect September 1st. I'd prefer not becoming one of the homeless.

Thank you,
David Gluck
1937 12th St. A
Santa Monica Ca.
90404
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From: Rebecca Nunnelee <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 7:43:41 PM PDT
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11 To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I have written you previously about these matters. I believe it is important that the Councilmembers listen to the constituents of their districts.

Thank you,
Rebecca Nunnelee
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From: Annie Spong <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 7:15:51 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
URGENT!!
As a single mom, sole provider for my family this is of URGENT IMPORTANCE!! Every dollar matters.

Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to: • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, •
REJECT!!
Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! May you do the right thing for all in this community to thrive & belong.

Blessings,
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248 Beach St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Annie Spong
310-429-1617
Certified Intimacy Coordinator
SAG/ AFTRA IC Registry
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From: Laura Ferretti <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 6:53:42 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] I’ve lived in Santa Monica since 1994.

I’ve raised my son here, mostly in the public schools (until Samohi, which we love, just became too big for him to be able to navigate with Autism).

I moved my now 78yo mom here 15 years ago.

I’ve worked for nonprofits and family foundations focused on serving the indigent throughout my career, including some local like Heal the Bay and Chrysalis.

I wouldn’t have been able to do all of those things without access to a rent control apartment, subject to reasonable rates of increase.

I’ve also lived through my building being sold five times in the 26 years I’ve lived in this particular building, sometimes having owners who have been reasonable and good. And other times, especially in recent years, having owners who could care less about their tenants and who’s sole interest is in flipping the building and/or making it uncomfortable for long term tenants to stay.

Last fall I lived through a flood of my apartment caused by a new owners re-construction project and four months of mold remediation displacement. (BTW: city workers in multiple departments were FANTASTIC in supporting me through this … including, Rent Control, Code Enforcement and the City Attorney’s office)
And on May 31, 2020, thanks to rampant mismanagement of ample resources, I witnessed a literal riot in my backyard. And for the first time, I felt abject fear in the place that I live and call home.

I know that many of you can relate to the feeling of fear that day.

This recent 6% rent increases induces more fear in our community, especially among the more vulnerable among us. And it can’t continue.

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13 Santa Monica City Councilmembers, as our representatives, I’m asking you to step up and protect the rights of our community at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D by:
• Placing on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • Supporting the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Rejecting the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Speak up, stand up and vote for the right things for Santa Monica residents.

PS: SHAME ON YOU, Phil Brock … SHAME ON YOU.

Cheers,
Laura Ferretti
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From: Tim Roller <[email protected]>
Subject: Rent Increase
Date: July 25, 2022 at 6:48:21 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers,
I have just received notice from my unit owner that my rent has increased by 6% as of this September, which is very much unsustainable for me. Please help by supporting the adjusted caps on rent for our city. I value being a part of the Santa Monica community for the past 16 years but this is a very large increase which is not reflected in my salary. I am already working multiple jobs and am not sure what to sacrifice here.

At your meeting on July 26thregarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D I urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50.

I have live at this address for 17 years
Thank you,
Tim Roller
837 1/2 Cedar St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: R S <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 6:46:45 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11- D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling lowincome renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Hello Councilmembers,
Please lower the GAC.

I’m a responsible Santa Monica renter but it can be very challenging with a very limited income and health issues. This GAC 6% is unreasonable and I and those in similar circumstances should not have to pay the price of greed.

Thank you
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From: Liz Bell <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 6:16:56 PM PDT
To: [email protected], Gleam Davis <[email protected]>, [email protected], Sue Himmelrich <[email protected]>, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, SMRR - Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights <[email protected]>
Dear Council, I wrote before about this 6% increase, asking you to please find a way to help those of us on fixed incomes and living off retirement. My income certainly hasn’t increased 6% and our landlord puts in minimal maintenance (oh, he did replace sprinklers). I’m forwarding this message from SMRR as it contains my basic message. Please act to protect us. Our rent increase will be $140. We’ve lived in SM for 13 years, and our increase has never been about 2%. Thankyou very much.

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1434 18th St.
[email protected]
310-977-2463
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,
• Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

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From: Mary Hardy <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 6:06:46 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11- D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling lowincome renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sincerely,
Mary Hardy
Long-term Tenant
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From: Gregory Smith <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 5:50:10 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11- D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling lowincome renters and seniors from homelessness.

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From: Lynn Sullivan Goss <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 5:48:50 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11- D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling lowincome renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I am retired from a 40 year career at UCLA SM.

I have an apartment that is rent controlled. If not for that, I would not be able to afford to pay rent.

Please don’t support the 6% hike. I will not be able to continue to be in my beloved community in the Item 11.B
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Being retired and on a fixed income does not afford me much choices.

Thank you,
Lynn
Sent from my iPhone
Lynn Sullivan Goss
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From: Sonya Sultan <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 5:21:30 PM PDT
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11- D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling lowincome renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sincerely,
Sonya Fox Sultan
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Sincerely,
Nancy Carlson
2120 4th St. #8
Santa Monica, Ca
90405
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From: Gloria Albert <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 5:04:51 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11- D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling lowincome renters and seniors from homelessness.

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From: Cathie Gentile <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 5:00:01 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11- D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling lowincome renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! ————
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From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 4:43:43 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] To Santa MonicaCity Councilmembers,
I have lived in an apartment in Santa Monica for many years. Turning 65 this year is a crossroad in my personal income. The traditionally modest increases in Santa Monica rents have enable me to live a stable life. Please limit the rent increases in our city for low income renters. This will provide continued stability for all renters in Santa Monica.

Thank you for your hard work to protect Santa Monicans in our greatest time of need.

With respect,
Judy Nielson
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11- D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
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Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from Jude Nielson
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From: Rebecca kapsis <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 6:48 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
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From: christine M bruton <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:07 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thanks,
Christine
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From: Jana Emhardt <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:11 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• DO NOT place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• DO NOT support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐ controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • DO NOT support the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

I object to the constant attack on the landlords/owners of multi‐unit residential dwellings without attacking all other businesses in the City of Santa Monica and especially new multi‐unit residential units built after 1979. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents, Santa Monica landlords/owners, and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: Joan Sekler <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:18 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Carly S <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:20 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Hello Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Carly Schrider
Santa Monica resident
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:19 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
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From: Bijan Khajebag <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:19 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: lovejazz <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:19 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
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From: Molly Marcot <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:18 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

I have been a Santa Monica resident for 10 years at the same apartment. I will need to move if you choose to increase.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sincerely,
Molly Marcot
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From: Alyson Albano <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:29 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Alyson Albano, LMFT, CCTP, PMH‐C
MFC#53325
*Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH)
1452 26th St. Suite 104
Santa Monica, 90404
310.861.7564
e) [email protected] c) 310.861.7564
*Sent from my iPhone
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Thank you.

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From: Santa Monica office 104 <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:28 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Alyson Stack, M.S., LMFT <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:28 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Alyson Albano, LMFT, CCTP, PMH‐C
MFC#53325
*Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH)
1452 26th St. Suite 104
Santa Monica, 90404
e) [email protected] c) 310.861.7564
*Sent from my iPhone
Please excuse typos
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Thank you.

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From: Alyson (Stack) Albano <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:28 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Alyson Albano, LMFT, CCTP, PMH‐C
MFC#53325
*Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH)
1452 26th St. Suite 104
Santa Monica, 90404
e) [email protected] c) 310.861.7564
*Sent from my iPhone
Please excuse typos
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication is intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Unless you are the addressee, you may not use, copy, or disclose to anyone this message or any information contained in this message. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by return email and delete the email.

Thank you.

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From: Robin Garcia <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:23 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Dear Councilmembers.

Please give voters a chance to choose and vote yes on Item 11‐B.

We agree with Marc Verville's analysis of the 2 real estate transfer tax proposals.

Carol and Larry Arreola
Sunset Park Residents
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From: Sue Brent <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:39 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: Dianna Linden <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:39 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
I’m 75. On social security. I need you to continue to put a kibosh on rampant profiteering on the part of Brock & his real estate brokers & developer cabal.

They only care about their ever increasing profits. Not a whit about the diversity that is the heart & soul of this city.

We residents need you to do the right thing & stand up for a diverse community including lower income brackets like myself.

Please┭┮┯┰
Dianna Linden
California Ave.
90403
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Dianna Linden
[email protected]
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From: Larry Lawson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:35 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

As a senior whose fixed income is increasing more slowly than inflation generally and much more slowly than inflation in essentials such as food, gasoline, and Medicare premiums, recurrent rapid rent increases would force me out of my home in Santa Monica. Please cap this and future rental increase rates to 3%.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: Denise Coso <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:36 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!

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From: Lori Weinhouse <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:36 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Lori সহ঺঻
Lori Weinhouse
821 3rd Street, #202
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Home (Land): 310-451-2468
Cell) 310-890-9135
[email protected]
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From: Mike Randle <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:29 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Mike Randle
3222 Santa Monica Blvd
Apt 13
Santa Monica CA 90404
Texted with loving kindness
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From: ELP Consulting <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:50 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Trine C Jensen
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Garret Reynolds <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:49 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! $140 a month May not seem like a lot to many of you, but with rent closing in on 60% of my take home pay, it will feel absolutely crushing to me and my family. And I have it easier than a lot of my neighbors who are taking care of larger families. We must protect renters.

Thank you,
Garret Reynolds
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From: Jennifer Van Goethem <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:48 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
A 6% rent increase in the middle if rising inflation is a cruel and tone deaf move. Rents only move one way. Please don’t inflict this damage on out community.

Jennifer. Wilshire and 11th
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my shoephone.

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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:47 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Dear Council Members,
PLEASE PLEASE heed the suggestions below and keep Santa Monica a livable city with fair rents!! Covid has been extremely trying, as is inflation, currently. I went yesterday to the store to buy groceries and it was $250 for three bags—My budget is so limited and rents are already high.

SM’s tenants need a livable city‐‐It’s in your power to make it so and to fairly represent Santa Monicans!!!!!! It should not be that only rich, nor White, nor the 1% of people live here, but also low‐income, seniors, a fair representation of our populace, all of whom have the right to enjoy Santa Monica.

Elizabeth Segal, Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: L Hammer <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:41 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
Thank YOU so much for your help!
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From: Jack <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:40 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
I am a senior living in a rent control apartment since 1987. I am on a very limited fixed income and the proposed rent increase will make it very difficult for me to survive. Please vote to NOT have this bill passed.

John J Forster
Item 11.B
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From: Kim Fox <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:01 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Carly Graner <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:02 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
136 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Jane Pannor <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:59 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: Adam Boucher <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:54 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: Marisa Alsalam <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 7:50 AM
To: Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; [email protected]; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Sue Himmelrich Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
I have struggled so much with my landlord raising my rent every year. It’s hard to even believe I am in a rent controlled property! I just re‐signed my lease with the 4% increase which was hard for me to swallow. Just this morning I received another notice from my landlord that the rent is going up another $140 on top of that because of property taxes. It doesn’t even feel like we are in a rent controlled property! PLEASE amend this adjustment cap. Please! ‐‐
Marisa Alsalam
206.724.1631
Item 11.B
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:16 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
Steve Berman
Item 11.B
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From: Annie Azzariti <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:08 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
I am a rent control renter and there is a important and essential reason for the rate to be 3% as if it is raised, many of us will have to move and you will have a community of mostly white, relatively rich/upper class individuals. The Beverly Hills of the Beach…that’s what Santa Monica will become….I don’t believe that is what you want.

The principles of Social Justice are Inclusion, Diversity and Equanimity….those qualities which make SM a unique community of Artists, Business people, Teachers, et al….will cease to exist….Please consider what you want SM to represent…
Thank you,
Annie
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
141 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Arin Babaian <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:07 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Arin
Item 11.B
07/26/22
142 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Liza Pasciuto <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:07 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! sent from my iphone
Item 11.B
07/26/22
143 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Katie Holland <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:04 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems
Cc: Katie Holland
Subject: SMRR

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
 Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
 In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,  Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! My husband are 74 and we are retired. We can't afford the 6% increase in our rent. Please consider low income seniors like us who are already struggling to pay our bills including rent. Dorothy Holland and Van Holland.

Item 11.B
07/26/22
144 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Aaron Fortin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:04 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Help us in this time of need….Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Please help us during these stressful times. No one should be seeing an increase in rent when we have struggled the past three years and a recession is looming large. We need our leaders help now more than ever. Please don’t let us down day at the meeting.

Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
145 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Donna Hackney <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:47 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Donna Hackney
1017 2nd Street
Apt. 301
Santa Monica,CA 90403
310‐741‐9603
Item 11.B
07/26/22
146 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Mews Small <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:45 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Vote no!
Thank you,
Mews Small ❣
Item 11.B
07/26/22
147 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Irene Miracle <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:43 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
148 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Sandy Szabo <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:37 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Best Regards
Sandy Szabo
Item 11.B
07/26/22
149 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: caitlin stamm <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:31 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I live at 1145 11th Street, Apt D, Santa Monica CA 90403 and have been here for over 3 years.

The pandemic hit me extremely hard as a group fitness instructor. I am still getting back on my feet with debt I acquired during my time without a job. I had planned on moving in with my boyfriend who lived on 12th street to alleviate the burden of rent but he tragically passed in September of last year. My rent was already raised the last year almost $100.

If raised another $100 I may have to move. I do not have the money to move. I have no savings for a deposit. I have no idea where I would go. I urge you to help those of us who have lived in Santa Monica before the pandemic hit, before rents skyrocketed, and before crime and homelessness climbed to an uncomfortable rate.

Regards,
Caitlin Stamm
Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Jennifer Hackney <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:30 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Jennifer Hackney
Item 11.B
07/26/22
151 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Lisa Lewenberg <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:27 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
Item 11.B
07/26/22
152 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Jill Tenney <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:27 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
Item 11.B
07/26/22
153 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Bill Tocantins <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:22 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Dear City Council Members,
Please DO NOT allow the larger increase and reject the developer backed measure proposed by Phil Brock.

I had a successful beverage business before Covid. However when bars and restaurants everywhere closed, I lost 75% of my business.

Recovery is very difficult.

Thank you,
Bill
Perfect Beverage LLC
Elixir G Ginger Mix
310‐319‐6236
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
154 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: P G <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:16 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
155 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: scott&konni eggers <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:14 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
Item 11.B
07/26/22
156 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Jillian Quinn <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:11 AM
To: Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; Gleam Davis; [email protected]; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Oscar de la Torre; Phil Brock; Sue Himmelrich Subject: My story - Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Hello ‐
We ask you to please cap the rent increase to $50 and no more than 3%. We have a newborn baby and daycare is so expensive in Santa Monica ‐ $2,500/month. My husband and I both work to sustain our expenses and daycare is the only option. Our rent is already $3600/month for a 2 bedroom. We cannot afford another $140 per month in fixed costs with this rent increase. Our landlord is already demanding the increased rent for September. Please urgently consider the below.

Thank you,
Jillian
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
Item 11.B
07/26/22
157 of 215 Item 11.B
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From: Barbara Neiman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 8:55 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I am 75 years old and a 6% rent raise is a real hardship for me. Please do what is right!! Barbara Neiman, MAOM
11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90025
m: 310.699.0953
DRE 00638638
Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Kevin Doyle <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:38 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Agenda
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged

Kevin Doyle
Sent from my iPhone
Item 11.B
07/26/22
159 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Jeff Wood <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:30 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
160 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Lili Mancini <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:26 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Liliana Mancini
Sent from my iPhone
Item 11.B
07/26/22
161 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Matt Klein <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:26 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
162 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Rev. Jim Conn <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:25 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! JIM
Rev. Jim Conn
230 Pacific St #108
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310/392-5056
Associations:

CLUE - A Founding Member: www.cluejustice.org
Climate Action Santa Monica - Advisory Board
Asset Based Community Development: www.abcdinstitute.org/ United Methodist Minister - Retired: www.calpacUMC.org
Former Council Member and Mayor of Santa Monica
Item 11.B
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From: Andy MacBride <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:19 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]; Robin Audrey Flint MacBride Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Adding our support for this initiative — Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
 Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
 In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,  Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Andy & Robin MacBride
2546 Kansas Ave #209
Item 11.B
07/26/22
164 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Jeff Scrivner <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:18 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! In order to keep Santa Monica diverse we need to cap rent increases to 3%. Do not fall prey to Councilmember Phil Brock as he is apparently only in it for the landlords. Thank you for your service and consideration.

Item 11.B
07/26/22
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07/26/22
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From: Sarah Fortin <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:11 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! We have lived in our rent control apartment in Santa Monica for almost 12 years and are very thankful to live in a safe, clean neighborhood. Our rent control allows us to stay and work in Los Angeles and we truly love our neighborhood. We are both hard working adults and with the inflation skyrocketing it would be challenging for us to afford living here without rent control.

The last couple of years with the pandemic and the state of the world have been tough enough to deal with without our rent going up considerably as well.

Thank you for your consideration and please keep Santa Monica available to everyone ‐ not just the extremely rich.

Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Anjuli Kronheim Katz <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:54 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Anjuli Kronheim Katz
Former Housing Commissioner, Santa Monica
Item 11.B
07/26/22
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07/26/22
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From: Cara Garfield <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:38 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Hello,
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you!
Cara
Item 11.B
07/26/22
168 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Edward Blackoff <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:34 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
169 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Travis Reynolds <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:30 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
170 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Weston Rowland <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:17 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
take the actions listed below
Santa Monica has too few housing units. Rent control is the only way I can afford to live in Santa Monica. The Citys
antidevelopment policies from 1970 to 2015 have
handsomely rewarded landowners by exponentially increasing the value of their investment. Those same policies have made the cost of living in the City unserviceable for the middle class. Having a 3% cap is the only way that City can compensate renters for 45 years of policy that generated wealth for the wealthy and took wealth away from the middle class who are not able to afford
the mortgages that are required to live in the City.
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
07/26/22
171 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: robert shapiro <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:16 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from Mail for Windows
Item 11.B
07/26/22
172 of 215 Item 11.B
07/26/22
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From: Robin Sherry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:14 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; SMRR - Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! On a personal note, I am deeply disappointed after watching the City Council meeting two weeks ago. I am a 39 year, low income, disabled senior. I, along with other long term renters will be greatly impacted by even a 3% increase every year. My SS has and I don't expect to get those kinds of raises. I receive EBT as well as a small amount of POD. Many long term renters are not eligible for POD.Due to the cost of food, I go through my EBT every month, I am barely surviving as it is now.

I have been a volunteer on the SMRR hotline for the past seven years. I don't believe there are many "mom and pop" landlords left. What I believe after speaking to tenants over the years, landlords have sold their buildings to corporations or they. are run by property management companies. My point is that many more residents will be impacted by the increases in rent.

I have come to the conclusion that Santa Monica is too rich for me. I have decided that I no longer want to live here and plan on moving as soon as I can. I don't feel safe walking on the streets. I have been harassed, chased, followed and verbally abused. I take BBB and the majority of drivers are rude to passengers, especially seniors. There is no enforcement of masks when there is still a mandate for transportation.

I was born in Los Angeles, I never thought I would leave.I am looking forward to finding a community that puts its residents first vs tourism.

Thank you.

Robin Sherry ‐ No more fight left in me.

The Shores

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From: Janet Carter <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:19 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,• Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! With application,
Janet D Carter
2803 Kansas Ave
Santa Monica CA 90404
329‐467‐4494
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Holli Omori <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:18 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Holli Omori
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From: Maralee Grant <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:26 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Maralee Grantham Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: Katie <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:29 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
I am a single woman, working a career position at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and I’m beginning to get priced out of living in the city and community I’ve devoted my professional life to caring for. Being a rent controlled renter is the only way I can afford to live here, but a 6% increase would begin to make me struggle again. The idea of aging and struggling more and more to afford housing is not quite the American dream I was hoping to live out. Please please protect renters!
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: Ryan Grossman <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:34 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D.

Small landlords have been extremely hurt by the current situations. Covid, inflation, rising labor costs, rising water costs, and the limits rent control and the government with recent moratoriums have put on small landlords is prohibitive to running a successful business.

To limit our abilities to attempt to keep pace with inflation and costs of running our small businesses is a burden on top of a burden.

Many of us rely on this for our own housing needs.

Please consider our desire to provide the best quality living for our residents and the costs of doing that.

Maybe a provision for owners that live on property or owners that have five or less units.

But in all honesty it should the way it was announced and should continue to be held at somewhat of a standard of ability to live and perform as a quality landlord.

Thank you for your time,
Ryan Grossman
310.739.7679
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From: Lisa Cherry <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:32 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I’m a senior citizen with a limited income. Rent Control is supposed to protect the renters not railroad us!! I can’t believe we even have to have this come up!
Please do right by us renters who have NO OTHER OPTIONS AND CANNOT AFFORD TO MOVE OR LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE.

Sincerely,
Lisa Cherry
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Ross W. Prout <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:41 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: naomi troeger <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 10:55 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!

Please, we need your help wit this issue.

In these economic times, I guarantee you — that tenants will suffer greatly from this great (top 6%) rent increase — and will continue to suffer each year.

And the landlords — investors ‐‐ will just continue to pocket more money. Their excess will not be passed on for building maintenance, by all indications.

Our present management Co — Ave5 Management — has neglected regular building safety and health maintenance — since they have taken over.

They had been hired in Jan 2018 (by investors) in order to save money. And this has had its ongoing negative consequences — for tenants.

Just google Better Business Bureau Comments about this company. This management is sub par — and continues to harass various residents as well.

In addition, there had been a $50 additional increase in 1994 — to financially help landlords with earthquake repairs.

We had been informed at the time — that this $50 increase would remain for !0 yrs only. But it had remained — since then.

And it continues to be calculated into the yearly increases — now multiplying to much greater than $50. And onward.

I remain on a fixed income.

And although I remain an ‘excellent’ tenant — I have had to contact Rent Control numerous times because of serious issues. And even the City Attorney’s office.

There have been ongoing issues of safety, maintenance — and harassment. Also numerous ‘management errors’ — ongoing — for me.

Much appreciation for consideration in this matter.

Naomi Troeger
(310)394‐4119
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From: Diane Olson <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:01 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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From: J. Worthen <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:18 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Hello,
Thank you for your public service.

Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to: • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
Thanks from a 23 year resident of Santa Monica,
John Worthen
2341 Ocean Park Blvd #5
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From: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:14 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
Gerald Katz I am a renter who has lived in Santa Monica for 23 years.

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From: SM Renters Rights <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:07 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fwd: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Begin forwarded message:

From: Jonathan Woodward <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:16:06 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I have lived in Santa Monica since 2010. My fiancé and I have been in our current residence on Ocean Park since 2014.

We love this town. And we are struggling to remain here. We are both actors and work service/retail jobs here in Santa Monica; North Italia on second and Apple on third street promenade. We live, essentially, paycheck to paycheck, on the margins, on the edge. We pay an absurd $1206.00 / month for 333 sq feet. We don’t complain. We make the best of it.

But, in this neo Gilded Age of exponentially increasing inequality exasperated by unprecedented inflation, the struggle is real. We already deal with an unresponsive and unsympathetic management company, rising incidence in our neighborhood involving dangerous and mentally‐unstable unhoused individuals, and encroaching “luxury” development.

To say that every cent counts is an understatement. And any unwarranted, unjustified, and unnecessary increase of rent or free pass for the ultra wealthy are moral failings.

Be human.

Do the right thing.

Help us and all those like us.

We are the fabric of this community, not the landlords who live far‐off elsewhere, not the transient rich blowing through on the winds of profit.

Thank you.

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4 PS It’d be great if the council could look into the Pavilions Motel on Ocean Park, a blight and danger to our neighborhood well known to EMS and SMPD, and the strain it places on valuable city resources and the community at large.

Sincerely,
Jonathan D Woodward
[email protected]
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Begin forwarded message:

From: Mort Haaz <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:13:10 PM PDT
To: [email protected],[email protected],[email protected], [email protected],[email protected],
[email protected],[email protected],[email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
 Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
 In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,  Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I have written before and I again urge you to do the right thing for the long term renters who struggle with inflation and the increases in rent and have only Social Security for income. The landlords are ultimately gaining so much more through the property value increases. Please support the little guys and not the already rich.

Mort Haaz
1115 25th Street, Apartment E
Santa Monica 90403
310‐829‐5148
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From: Shawn Leis <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:18:14 PM PDT
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I am a 5+year resident of Santa Monica, and want to stay permanently. Any rent increases will vastly jeopardize my ability to live here. The apartment I live in is rent controlled and I can barely afford it. My neighbors are in the same boat, and they have kids in schools in Santa Monica.

Please do the right thing, and keep hard working families and individuals in their homes.

Thank You
Sean Leis
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Phil Day <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:26:49 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Item 11.B
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6 Dear Sirs and Madams
Please, Santa Monica City Council members, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,
• Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Best regards
Philip
Philip Day
921 10th St.

Santa Monica
CA 90403
[email protected]
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Begin forwarded message:

From: Israel Valdivia <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:27:12 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
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Begin forwarded message:

From: Sys Tkl <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:30:00 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!

Hi,
My name is Esayeas Tekle. I ve lived in a rent controlled apt for 22yrs before recently moving out to a NOT controlled apt because of growing family size. It's currently reasonably priced @$2,200 for 1bd but that's still over half of our household income.

Every year passes by, we anticipate rent biting bigger chunks of income at any rate let alone 3+%. At some point, leaving SM for good ll be the answer unless we somehow luck out with a rent controlled apt ‐ which we are on the City's list at the moment.

Capping the rate and funding the housing/school initiatives wisely is the sensible way to insure affordability for the rent burdened, working community of all backgrounds. Please weigh the pros/cons of this action, and take a fair measure. I believe what's proposed is no‐brainer, common sense measures. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Esayeas T
2100 Delaware Ave #B
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From: Pollyanna Jacobs <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:34:52 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Pollyanna Jacobs
310.384.5122
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From: Frances Burns <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:36:48 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, Item 11.B
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Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Frances A. Burns
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From: ALAN DOWLING <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:38:27 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Alan G. Dowling
Alison J. Ross
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10 From: Benjamin Mower <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:39:11 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Hello SM City Council.

I am a resident of Sunset Park and I love being a Santa Monica citizen. My wife and I had a child during the pandemic so times have become tighter. I urge you to consider the following.

Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! —————
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From: M S <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:39:49 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters Item 11.B
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11 and seniors from homelessness.

I couldn’t afford to live in Santa Monica weren’t for the limited increases up to 3%. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Mary
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From: bano965 <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:45:56 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Paul Slansky <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:46:33 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Item 11.B
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12 Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! This kind of rent increase at this time is unconscionable. —————
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From: Nancy Simon Cooper <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:50:47 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! It is u heard of that what is consider a city that is “rent comtroled” should have an increase of 6%.  It is actually  the council is putting people who have lived in Santa Monica for years and consider it their home to move because they can no longer afford it. Please consider what you are doing Thank you
Nancy Simon Cooper
220 San Vincete Blvd
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13 Apt 501
Santa Monica, California 90402
Nancy Simon Cooper
179 East Lake Shore Drive
Apt. 23w
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Cell:  312.213.3040
Fax:  312.664.6206
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From: Jack Hillbrand <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 1:59:26 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Jack and Susan Hillbrand
1323 18th Street, Unit D
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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From: Pamela Grenman <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Item 11.B
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To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to: • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! I already got a notice from my bldg owner for the 6% rent increase starting in September. This puts an additional strain on my finances as a septuagenarian senior citizen. Please do all you can to place on the November ballot an amendment to lower the cap from 6% to 3% as well as the other above supports and rejections.

Thank You!
Pam Grenman
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From: Meehna Goldsmith <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:03:32 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
I’m not sure how doubling the rate of increase of rent control is helpful to keeping people housed. Rentals are already through the roof and people, myself included, are struggling to make up ground from the pandemic.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Meehna Goldsmith
Mobile: 310 210 8226
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From: <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:09:41 PM PDT
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers,
My family and I have lived in Santa Monica since 1971 and this would not be possible if it weren’t for Rent Control’s low increases over the years.

At your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! With respect and appreciation,
Jessica Valdivia
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From: Kurt Gonska <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:12:30 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, I moved into my current rent controlled apartment in 2019. Since my unit was reset to market rate relatively recently, a 6% increase would increase my rent to more than what my landlord could get from a new tenant if I moved out of my apartment! • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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Kurt Gonska
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From: Alicia Vance <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:15:25 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D, I strongly support the following:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50 • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents!

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Begin forwarded message:

From: Joan Sekler <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:19:10 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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Begin forwarded message:

From: Lisa Cherry <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:20:04 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Please I’m begging you to look out for us renters! Not any other agenda! We are in desperate need for advocacy! It feels as though we aren’t a consideration now. It’s your JOB!! Please do right by us!! I am a senior citizen on limited income and obviously can NOT afford to move nor would I even wish to. Please help us!! Sincerely,
Lisa Cherry
Sent from my iPhone
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From: [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:20:44 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for Item 11.B
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18 non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

It’s been hard for all of us these last few years but especially the seniors and lower income workers, some who have gone through their savings like me, and can not afford Ca the 6% increase in rent.

Please help save our community.

And, Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Kristin Burcham <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:29:50 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Not all who live in our beautiful city are wealthy—I’m a public school teacher & my husband is retired (earlier than planned or desired)—but we love Santa Monica & are active members of the community. Please look out for us and all of those who do not have the luxury of an endless safety net. Thank you.

Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to: • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐ income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! 
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Russell Good <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:30:39 PM PDT
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Santa Monica City Councilmembers, my wife and I have been renters at the same address since 1988, we are now retired and living on fixed income at the same address (1438 10th St apt. 4)so please, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Russell Good
Sent from my iPhone
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Begin forwarded message:

From: [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:35:07 PM PDT
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to: • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
Gerald Katz I am a 23 year resident renter in Santa Monica. cost of living increases have already made paying the rent a hardship.
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From: Jackie Simons <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:35:16 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
I am writing to urge all Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11- B and 11-D,
• to place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• to support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • and to please, reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you
Jackie Simons
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From: Susie Dantzig <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:38:38 PM PDT
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! It's not hard to do the right thing.

Thank you,
Susie
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From: Chelsea Candelaria <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:39:27 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Best,
Chelsea Candelaria
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From: Ann <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 2:49:09 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Sue Brent <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 3:25:53 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! —————
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From: Amanda Moulin-Cortes <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 3:46:04 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Personal Story:

Hello,
My name is Amanda Moulin-Cortes. My husband and I are both born and raised 3rd generation Angelenos. While we both embrace progress and change, it’s been disappointing to see changes made at the expense of long-time residents.

Between COVID, family loss, and job loss in the past year, its an absolute insult to feel as though the city is growing more and more elitist each year without granting better protections for tenants. I guarantee you my apartment has no better amenities than it did 10 years ago.

Please do the right thing. Stop displacing entire communities through mounting rent increases. An additional $140 increase a month might not mean much to some, but to others it’s the difference between paying the gas bill, having hot water, paying the light bill, or paying for an urgent care visit for those who are uninsured.

Santa Monica is not just home to investors, tech bros, and influencers.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Amanda Moulin-Cortes
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From: Geoff Keith <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 3:47:40 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers,
At your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D I urge you to:

1. Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50.

2. Please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for noncontrolled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and,

3. Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Regards,
G. Keith
632 Ocean Park Blvd #4
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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From: ROBERT SCHUMACHER <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 3:59:23 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Thanks Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, Item 11.B
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Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thanks
Sent from my iPhone
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From: ELAINE THAU <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 4:12:02 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to: • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developerbacked Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! Date: July 25, 2022 at 4:17:22 PM PDT
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected]
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to: • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non-controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today!
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From: Doug McCoy <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:06 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; councilmtgitems
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Sent from my iPhone
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From: Tammy Ryan <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:31 AM
To: Phil Brock; Kristin McCowan; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Christine Parra; Sue Himmelrich; councilmtgitems; Lana Negrete; Council Mailbox; [email protected]; Tammy Ryan Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Dear Santa Monica City Councilmembers:

I'm writing to implore you to implement the following agenda items,11‐B and 11‐D, at your Council meeting this evening:

• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money
to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

I had the absolute pleasure of championing my hometown while employed at Santa Monica Travel & Tourism up until March 2020. As the Council is painfully aware, like thousands of others within the hospitality industry, the pandemic cost me livelihood. I was fortunate to have some savings and assistance from family members to survive for the next two and a half years. But even so, I made numerous sacrifices to stay afloat ‐ cutting every utility possible, maxing out credit cards for healthcare, ultimately driving myself into debt.

I have been very fortunate to have found full time employment here in Santa Monica. However, I am still existing paycheck to paycheck, as I climb my way back to fiscal stability. I was already concerned about how I'd be able to stay here in Santa Monica knowing that the regular rent increase will arrive in September. Now with the outrageous new increase I will not be able to stay here in Santa Monica. I just cannot afford another $1700.00 a year in rent, when gas is Item 11.B
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2 six dollars a gallon, and grocery prices continue to skyrocket. While I understand that landlords have taken a hit as well, they'll be able to write those new costs off on their income tax. I will not.

Should you choose not to cap these increases, it will make for a sad statement on the value you place on your longtime residents. It will only take a couple of years for the fabric of the city to change, in ways that do not reflect the values of this beautiful city by the sea.

Thank you for your time, attention, and thoughtfulness on this matter.

Best,
Tammy Ryan
Santa Monica, CA
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From: City of Santa Monica
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:47 AM
To: councilmtgitems
Subject: Fw: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26! To submit a 311 request, please email: [email protected] or call (866) 311-7266 City of Santa Monica
1685 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 458-8411
From: temple mathews <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2022 11:46 AM
To: City of Santa Monica <[email protected]>
Subject: Items 11‐B and 11‐D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

EXTERNAL
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11-B and 11-D we urge you to: • Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for noncontrolled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer-backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low-income renters and seniors from homelessness. Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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From: Francesca McCaffery <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:47 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Dear Santa Monica City: I have lived and worked n Santa a monica for over 20 years. I have an elderly mother whom I support…Councilmembers, at your meeting today on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50, • In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you so much,
Francesca McCaffery
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From: Ronnie <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:50 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Thank you,
Ronald Schnetke
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From: Jonathan Woodward <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:53 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Jon Woodward Kirby

SAGAFTRA
323.896.7801
[email protected]
https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/jonwoodwardkirby
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From: Glenn D. <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 11:59 AM
To: Phil Brock; Gleam Davis; Oscar de la Torre; Sue Himmelrich; Kristin McCowan; Lana Negrete; Christine Parra; Council Mailbox; councilmtgitems; [email protected]
Subject: Items 11-B and 11-D Protect Renters, Help Affordable Housing on July 26!

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Santa Monica proud resident for 28 years where I raise my family and spend my money on local businesses. Thank you! Glenn Darby
Santa Monica City Councilmembers, at your meeting on July 26th regarding agenda items 11‐B and 11‐D we urge you to:
• Place on the November ballot a Charter Amendment to lower the General Adjustment Cap from 6% to 3% for the long term, but for the short term from January 1, 2023, to September 1, 2023, lower it to 2%, with an absolute dollar cap of $50,
• In addition, please support the other Charter Amendment requests of the Rent Control Board providing a rent registry for non‐controlled rental units, setting term limits at three terms, and, • Reject the developer‐backed Real Estate Transfer Tax measure sponsored by Councilmember Phil Brock because its purpose is to try to undercut the citizens’ initiative and because it provides no money for affordable housing or any meaningful or guaranteed money to protect struggling low‐income renters and seniors from homelessness.

Please do the right thing for Santa Monica residents and Santa Monica values today! Item 11.B
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