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
California’s homeless crisis has plagued the state for years, and despite throwing a staggering amount of money trying to solve it, the problem is only getting worse.
In 2018,
A Los Angeles City Council committee voted 3-2 last week against extending the existing pandemic-related rent increase freeze that is set to expire January 31, 2024.
The five-member Housing and
These days you hear a lot of talk about affordability. We talk about inflation, growing inequality, rents, our growing homeless population, how expensive housing and food is and how we’
Dear Editor,
I am very distressed about extremely high density being proposed for new housing development in Santa Monica.
There is a property at 2501 Wilshire that was being planned
When you’re out and about in Santa Monica, look at the homes on any given street - the charming cottages, the apartments, the dingbats. Now imagine you can’t
