As was published in your newspaper (SMDP, June 28, page 1), a homeless person was found deceased in the parking garage of the Santa Monica YMCA.
When a veritably qualified organization like the Young Men’s Christian Association has to deal with finding a deceased homeless person on their property, maybe then we can see the value in controlling the situation. That is the homeless situation.
When we pay good membership fees to make our families feel a part of Santa Monica and we have to expose our families to this, then we should question not only public but private qualifications of controlling the situation.
Maybe that might stir the City Council to take notice of what is happening to control these transients and they should — before something really bad happens.
Can we be proactive on the homeless issue?
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 3, 2004. Read the original PDF.