By Mike Kirwan Venice
Regarding the bums of Santa Monica. Over on 11th Street, between Olympic and Colorado, is that area where the day laborers hang out. Whenever I go by there, it looks like all the guys there are “Mexican,” meaning those whose ancestry is from south of the border. I didn’t see any of the local bums waiting for work. The ones there may be illegals, perhaps not. Or maybe all the bums went there and got hired first, or perhaps not. There still seems to be quite a few downtown asking for money though.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 29, 2002. Read the original PDF.