City helps its neighbor to the north
Agencies, businesses lend a helping hand to a city in chaos CITYWIDE Karen Donoho was riding up the coast in what would otherwise
Count determines that fewer are calling streets their home
CITYWIDE The number of people living on Santa Monica’s streets fell by nearly a third over the past two years,
Homeless play hide and seek at a local business building
DOWNTOWN There is someone lurking from behind the bushes.
In the middle of the tech companies, doctor’s offices and
Coalition of Help honors success
By JARED MORGAN Special to the Daily Press
NORTH OF WILSHIRE Mario Sanders stood near the doorway of the Fairmont Miramar Hotel’s Starlight Ballroom
mind, but I hope that one or two may begin thinking and searching.”
There are those who support other causes with less meaning, such as Ken Jones, a screenwriter who
Out of state agency visits Santa Monica
A New York-based agency that has dramatically reduced the homeless population in midtown Manhattan visited Santa Monica on Friday to share their
Take Two: Step Up finds new home for young adults
SANTA MONICA BLVD. Mental health provider Step Up on Second is hoping things get better the second time around.
After
THE BIGGER THEY COME Fabian Lewkowicz Work crews began trimming the ficus trees on Fourth Street on Monday. Many of the mature trees are due to be uprooted and replaced,
OLYMPIC BLVD. As rents and land values continue to rise to unprecedented, sometimes unimaginable levels, more residents are finding it difficult to maintain. That includes the city’s starving artists
SM leaders hope marketing campaign limits handouts
CITYWIDE Keep your loose change to yourself. Those spare quarters and dollars would be put to better use almost anywhere but in the
Denied shelter, writer takes to the streets
By GERRY SHIH I Special to the Daily Press
(Editor’s note: The following is part one of a two-part series that
Local dog parks opened to all after controversy
AIRPORT PARK No longer will the off-leash dog park here be off limits to Mar Vista residents and their pooches.
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