Articles written by Peter Borresen
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Santa Monica's Great Lie
Santa Monica's great lie. The Mayor has said: "(...) the benefits we enjoy here, from our pothole-free streets to our glorious beachfront to our wonderful schools." The oft-repeated mantra is that we...
Santa Monica Mayor Sue Himmelrich Has Financial Conflict of Interest
Dear Editor, The Santa Monica city attorney, or the city council needs to act immediately to force the Mayor's recusal from all council discussions and votes regarding either of the transfer tax...
Response to Caroline Torosis and Anastasia Foster on Rent Control
As Caroline and Anastasia say, rent control is for all tenants, but it is the rent challenged who they, understandably, use to justify emergency rent freezes, thus lumping all renters into one group....
Just Say No to Santa Monica's Transfer Tax, The Highest in the State of California
This is not a 'wealth tax' as the signature gatherers proclaim - it is a real estate transfer tax. They are completely different things. With this new transfer tax, if you buy and sell a house for...
Affordable Home Ownership in Santa Monica - Not Affordable Renting
The state of California has issued an unfunded mandate that Santa Monica must build 6000+ affordable homes, or face punitive fines and loss of zoning control. The city currently plans to build these...
Santa Monica's Disastrous "Housing and Schools" Transfer Tax Proposal
This is not a 'wealth tax' as the signature gatherers proclaim - it is a real estate transfer tax. They are completely different things. With this new transfer tax, if you buy and sell a house for...
