The following post originally appeared on The Healthy City Local. (Note: I haven’t written here about Santa Monica politics since my last blog last summer on the Downtown Community Plan, but I was invited to give a 20-minute talk to the…
This article originally appeared on Streetsblog L.A. This morning in Echo Park, hundreds of people rallied to launch the “Everyone In” campaign to end homeless across L.A. County. The Everyone In campaign brings together a coalition including city, county, philanthropy, labor,…
Santa Monica released the results of this year’s annual city-wide homelessness count Tuesday, showing a continued increase in the number of people struggling with homelessness in the city for the second year in a row after nearly a decade of…
The city of Santa Monica is looking for volunteers to help with its annual homelessness count, which helps the city keep tabs on and take steps to address the growing problem of people without shelter. Those interested in helping with…
Santa Monica City officials want to hear from the community at an upcoming meeting addressing public safety, the growing homelessness crisis, and community policing. On Monday, December 11 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., public safety and other city officials, including…
Via city of Santa Monica website. Santa Monica is home to many nonprofit organizations that work year-round to provide food and services to our most vulnerable residents. As we head into the holiday season, consider volunteering your time, food or…
Via League of Women Voters of Santa Monica press release. As part of its “Making Democracy Work” series, the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica will host a free event Saturday, November 18, addressing challenges and solutions to homelessness…
The Santa Monica Democratic Club will host L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, and City Manager Rick Cole tonight for a forum on housing and homelessness. From 6 to 9 p.m. at the Santa Monica Public Library, the…
The numbers from L.A. County’s recent homelessness count released Wednesday revealed a bleak picture, with the number of people sleeping on the streets, in shelters, or in their cars jumping 23 percent to 57,794. The numbers also revealed that Santa Monica’s…
Santa Monica released the results of this year’s annual city-wide homelessness count Tuesday, showing a major uptick in the number of people struggling with homelessness in the city, underscoring the growing regional housing affordability crisis. Officials released the results Tuesday…
Via Streetsblog L.A. Measure H will be on the ballot in every jurisdiction in L.A. county this March 7, including Santa Monica. The Yes on H campaign kicked off Monday morning. The kickoff featured a broad array of elected officials from L.A.…
Via the City of Santa Monica The City of Santa Monica Social Services and Housing Commissions will hold a special joint public meeting exploring the issue of homelessness. WHEN: Saturday, February 4, 2017, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Santa…
Every year since 2009, Santa Monica has called upon hundreds of volunteers to help gather accurate data about the number of people sleeping in the bayside city’s streets and homeless shelters. The city of Santa Monica is asking people once…
Welcome to 2016, everyone! We hope you were able to enjoy some downtime before coming into the new year. As we get ready for an exciting new year, we’re still want to hear from you about your favorite Santa Monica Next stories…
Downtown Santa Monica is one of the few places in the city where any new housing gets built, including affordable housing. The Kaufmann Apartments at Step Up on Colorado is the latest project to open in the city’s thriving Downtown.…
