Disabled resident on precipice of homelessness as eviction trial approaches
A longtime Santa Monica resident is facing what he calls a “death sentence” if he is evicted from his current housing accommodations on Dec. 11. Scott Brutzman is fighting to stay at 3301 Ocean Park Blvd, but his situation is complicated by the nature of the building since its commercial not residential, his own health challenges as Brutzman is severely disabled and a lack of available financial and legal resources. Brutzman never expected to find himself living in a commercial office, much less entirely dependent on daily medical care to survive. A city resident for 46 years, he once had…
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spcaLA animal shelters face food shortage
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How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’
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Local entrepreneurial women taste success with launch of new whiskey brand
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Electric vehicles less reliable than conventional cars and trucks, according to a new report
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Santa Monica College Musical Theatre Workshop Presents “LARGER THAN LIFE – A Celebration of Musical Theatre Through the Eras”
The Santa Monica College Musical Theatre Workshop will celebrate live theater with performances of “LARGER THAN LIFE – A Celebration…
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Analysts predict $68 billion deficit in California budget next year
With tax revenues in a free fall comparable to the Great Recession and the dot-com bust, California faces a projected…
