Community - SMDP (Page 507)

Fun with glucose meters

By Daily Press staff Senior citizens living with diabetes are invited to take part in an informative support group Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Senior Recreation Center,

By Guest Author

/ 29 Jan 2004

Jury clears landlord in apartment gunmen attack; readers asked to respond

A Santa Monica jury last week decided that a landlord wasn’t liable for tenants’ injuries and pain and suffering when they were attacked in their apartment by four gunmen.

By Guest Author

/ 29 Jan 2004

Social service providers: More emergency shelters needed

Donna Gentry, who has in the past been involved with the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and is a supporter of Santa Monica’s social service programs, said what’s

By Guest Author

/ 28 Jan 2004

Few residents weigh in on homeless plan

Judging from the turnout at Monday’s meeting that focused on ending homelessness within a decade, one wouldn’t guess the increasing number of vagrants on the city’s streets

By Carolyn Sackariason

/ 28 Jan 2004

Understanding homeless services

By Daily Press staff Advocates want residents to learn more about what goes into providing services to the homeless. The Westside Shelter and Hunger Coalition, and Santa Monica Bay Interfaith

By Guest Author

/ 26 Jan 2004

Ideas sought for how to end homelessness

Homelessness plan to be complete in June of 2004 By Daily Press staff The city of Santa Monica in partnership with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) is hosting

By Guest Author

/ 26 Jan 2004

Nonprofits banking on over $220K in donations

By Daily Press staff DOWNTOWN — A major bank contributed more than $220,000 to nonprofit organizations in Santa Monica last year, it was announced this week. The awards — which totaled

By Guest Author

/ 24 Jan 2004

Shoppers spending more money than ever downtown

Shoppers are spending more money than ever on the Third Street Promenade and throughout Santa Monica’s downtown district, despite noted deterrents like outdated parking structures and a large homeless

By John Wood

/ 24 Jan 2004

Shoppers spending more money than ever downtown

From the black perspective in Santa Monica By Daily Press staff

Residents are offered a chance to peer into the history of blacks in Santa Monica this month at the historical society. The Santa Monica Historical Society Museum presents Black History

By Guest Author

/ 23 Jan 2004

Wanted: Ideas on homelessness

By Daily Press staff Officials want Santa Monicans to weigh in on how to end homelessness in 10 years. The city of Santa Monica, in partnership with the Los Angeles

By Guest Author

/ 22 Jan 2004

FACE-to-FACE with the Women & Children of Iraq

Local resident Kelly Hayes-Raitt visited Iraq twice this year — once in February, just 5 weeks before the U.S. bombings and invasion, and in July, where she found some

By Guest Author

/ 21 Jan 2004

Q-Line asks readers what to do about dog poop left on Santa Monica streets

Resident complaints have been trickling in to the Daily Press newsroom for months about dog owners’ blatant disregard for their neighborhood and the environment. The crime they are apparently committing

By Guest Author

/ 21 Jan 2004