Due to the recent fire that has led to the closure of I-10 in Downtown Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), in partnership with the California
For all the billions that California has invested to solve the homeless crisis, we have yet to commit to the most critical changes. I know because I’ve lived it.
California has a healthcare and social services crisis on its hands. This state’s people live in a time of great generational vulnerability. Homelessness, food insecurity, and mental health diagnoses
Vaping, the use of non cigarette nicotine devices, has become a crisis among the youth and a growing challenge for users of all ages. While government efforts have been focused
Mauricio Navvaro is a man of creative passions who currently channels his artistic endeavors into a combination mens hair salon and art gallery in Santa Monica’s mid-city neighborhood.
As
I have learned a lot about how easy it is for someone to fall through the cracks, especially when it comes to the mental health system where all those cracks
When I joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County almost 10 years ago as an eager 28-year-old, I had no idea what I was signing myself up
For years, Nia Patton thought she might never complete a college degree. After gaining an online Associate of Arts for Transfer from Santa Monica College, she now studies philosophy at
Street Mess
All of the new construction in Santa Monica is making a mess of our streets. Developers and contractors should be required to fully repave streets around their projects
Lila Victor
Special to the Daily Press
Main St. is bustling with new business, from morning hangouts to late-night haunts. The Library Alehouse proves a rarity, having opened in 1995
What if we could reach each person suffering from mental illness or addiction on California’s streets and assertively surround them with the resources they need to get well and
Lose your job, file for unemployment, get a few hundred dollars a week from the state to pay for essentials while you find a new gig. It sounds simple, in
