Santa Monica

June 4, 2026

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California Appellate Report

Colonial Manor, Inc. v. Reyes (Cal. Sup. Ct. App. Div. – May 15, 2026)

By Shaun Martin

May 15, 2026

Imagine that you’re a landlord in Santa Monica and you’ve rented a place to an elderly tenant for a long time for $666/month. After he dies, you want to increase the rent for the place to the market rate, which…

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

Reclaiming Urban Housing: A Case Study on Regulating Online Platforms

By Washington Journal Of Law & Technology & Arts

February 18, 2026

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By: Matt Unutzer

Sky-high rents are a defining feature of modern urban life. Among the many forces blamed for rising housing costs, one issue has drawn sustained regulatory attention: the conversion of long-term housing into short-term rentals (STRs) listed on…

Food Safety News

Cockroach violation shuts down Erewhon’s luxury tonic bar in Santa Monica

By Jonan Pilet

May 1, 2025

Erewhon, the luxury grocery chain famed for $20 smoothies, faced a setback when its Santa Monica tonic bar was shuttered for a cockroach infestation on April 8.

The tonic bar at Erewhon’s Santa Monica location, 2800 Wilshire Blvd., known for…

The Right Coast

Middle Class Niceties Are Vanishing As Fast As The Middle Class

By Thomas A. Smith

January 13, 2024

I grew up in an unspoiled little hamlet just north of Santa Monica called Pacific Palisades. In the mid-1970s, it was unfashionable, a vintage backwater frozen in time. The main drag was lined with mom-and-pop stores, greasy spoons, and geriatric…

California Employment Law Report

Tips and Tip Pools In California

By Anthony Zaller

April 28, 2023

An issue that constantly plagues the service industry is what to do about tips and the challenges that come with mandated tip pooling and mandatory service charges. This week’s post is an update and a general discussion about tipping and…

Insurance Law Blog

Failure to Timely Produce in Discovery Underlying Written Contract with Insured Prevented General Contractor from Establishing Status as an Additional Insured

By Jeffrey Crowe

April 24, 2023

Voyager Indemnity Insurance Company (“Voyager) issued a commercial liability insurance policy to MRB Construction, Inc. (“MRB Construction”), a framing subcontractor. As is common with such policies, MRB Construction’s policy contained a “blanket” additional insured endorsement for its ongoing operations. Specifically, the…

California Workplace Law Blog

Getting Local: City of Santa Monica Local Ordinances

By Kristel B. Haddad & Syafiqah Shuhaimi

October 25, 2022

Like its neighbor City of Los Angeles, Santa Monica has local employment ordinances. However, as a popular tourist destination, Santa Monica has several ordinances pertaining to the hospitality industry that employers should take note of.

Minimum Wage and…

Capital Thinking

US Executive Branch Update – October 12, 2022

By Squire Patton Boggs

October 13, 2022

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This report provides a snapshot of the U.S. Executive Branch priorities via daily schedules and the prior day’s press releases.

POTUS’ Schedule*

8:30 a.m. EDT – THE PRESIDENT receives the President’s Daily Briefing | Oval Office

9:15 a.m. EDT –…

California Employment Law Update

July 2021 California Employment Law Notes

By Tony Oncidi

July 28, 2021

We invite you to review our newly-posted July 2021 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:

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