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# RAND site a center for caring?
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/rand-site-a-center-for-caring-editor/
- Published: 2004-12-13T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T05:48:01.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Linda Milo Santa Monica*

Amen. I am in full agreement with the article I read by Ted Winterer (SMDP, Dec. 10, page 4) suggesting that the RAND buildings become a housing project for the homeless with on-site support and services to help the homeless find a measure of success in their lives.

I believe the city of Santa Monica can do this in a honorable way — perhaps lighting the way for other cities to copy and propose for their homeless individuals. In Santa Monica there are approximately 2,700 homeless in a city of 80,000 residents. In Los Angeles there are 254,000 homeless, with 80,000 homeless having no bed to sleep in at night — the entire resident population of Santa Monica would not have a bed to sleep in on any given night if they were homeless. Think of that and have the courage to take the RAND buildings and create a center for true caring.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 13, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/121304.pdf?ref=smdp.com)