By CITY COUNCILMAN MIKE FEINSTEIN
Homelessness is a societal tragedy and failure, affecting both unhoused and housed. Homelessness results primarily from a lack of mental health care, affordable housing and
By MAYOR RICHARD BLOOM
Homelessness is a “national disgrace,” according to Phillip Mangano, executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. I agree. That is why I enthusiastically
By MATT DINOLFO
I define the homeless problem as a chronic condition of our culture that has been concentrated in our community due to our willingness to be more tolerant
By DAVID COLE
While homelessness is indeed a national and regional problem, I am most concerned with Santa Monica. We need to work on a Santa Monica plan, not just
By LETICIA ANDERSON
As a self-proclaimed ‘outsider’ candidate, I’ve had the opportunity to attend many community forums and speak directly with the homeless, persons who are close to
By Daily Press staff
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of installments posing questions to City Council candidates. Each Tuesday leading up to Election Day, candidates
There are 1,100 transients on our streets daily, according to the 1999 city census, drawn here by policies deliberately promulgated by the incumbents and their “Renters Rights” political machine.
By Marilyn Brennan Santa Monica
There are two separate issues that are constantly bunched together under the heading of the Santa Monica homeless. To me, the definition of Santa Monica
By Tom Larmore Santa Monica
City official Judy Rambeau in her recent letter to the Daily Press (SMDP, Oct. 8, page 6) says she “hopes” people will continue patronizing Santa
By KELLY HAYES-RAITT
“I like the red one with the weird jelly things in the handles,” declared 9-year-old Tabitha Fox, enthused from an afternoon of pre-Christmas
By Daily Press staff
After five years of student involvement at St. Joseph Center, which provides social services for homeless and low-income men, women and children, Wildwood School’s
