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# Letter: Concerns over proposed homeless center near schools and homes
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/071803-story/
- Published: 2003-07-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:33:36.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

Sunset: 8:15 p.m. ■ “In theory, it’s not a bad place. It’s an industrial area. There aren’t playgrounds or schools nearby. There’s a recycling center where a lot of homeless people take cans and bottles to earn a little money. That part seems OK. The question is, is it going to relocate the main attraction for homeless people to an area which is actually just across the freeway from a very high density residential area where there are schools? If people start going over there to sleep in yards and front doorways, there are going to be big problems. The other part of this that I’m really curious about is, where are they getting the money for this? This is $5 million for the building, $4 million to fix it up and a $7 million a year operating budget while our schools are going broke and our roads need fixing. There are so many needs and it just doesn’t always add up economically I don’t think.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 18, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071803.pdf?ref=smdp.com)