$13 million in funding secured toward proposed Behavioral Health Center
Ted Lieu’s office announced last week the U.S. Congressman secured $7.5 million to fight homelessness locally, including nearly $4 million ...
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Officials say end of emergency zero bail could change local crime patterns
After two years of zero bail for most misdemeanors and some felonies, the regular bail schedule has returned and officials ...
Experts say master leasing and adaptive reuse will house homeless faster
Homeless researchers and service providers know that the status quo approach to solving homelessness in Los Angeles County is failing ...
Data sharing app breaks cycles of repeat homeless calls and arrests
In a single day a chronically homeless individual may elicit seven or more responses from various City departments, but a ...
Salvation Army to launch homeless outreach street team
Pastor James Fleming is sick and tired of walking past unhoused individuals slumped on the streets of Santa Monica when ...
A Vexing, Taxing Video
HAVE YOU SEEN THE VIDEO? Urging all to NOT sign the petition to place Sue Himmelrich’s new tax proposal on ...
Around 80 homeless individuals have moved up the City’s affordable housing waitlist
Homeless individuals in Santa Monica with access to Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) have been given priority access to the City’s ...
City ponders big project to battle mental health crisis
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County and the State are embroiled in a mental health care crisis and nowhere is this ...
SMPD ramps up police presence in Downtown Santa Monica
Despite ongoing understaffing issues inside the police department, residents can expect to see more SMPD officers patrolling the Downtown area. ...
Assemblymember Bloom stands by Newsom’s CARE Court despite pushback
Governor Newsom has a bold plan to rethink the state’s approach to homelessness and mental illness, and while the proposal ...
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