I was recently challenged by the head of Santa Monica’s largest homeless services provider because I accused it of giving free handouts to vagrants with no questions asked.
John
This week’s Q-Line question asked: “What should officials focus on this year as their top priorities?” Here are your responses: ■ “The City Council needs to stop putting its
By Daily Press staff
A crazed, hungry homeless man managed to avoid criminal charges of shoplifting and assault on Thursday, even after he allegedly tried to steal food from a
“Mayor sets priorities for the year ahead” was the front page headline on Jan. 3 in the Santa Monica Daily Press.
“Oh, boy.” I thought, “This ought to be good.
By Lori Emerson Santa Monica
Ms. Kreis’s stated fact that the Santa Monica City Council is ineffectual is totally correct (SMDP, letters to the editor, page 6). What she
In this new year we need to stop complaining about the homeless and even about the hapless and ineffectual Santa Monica City Council, and help get legislation enacted that makes
THE STREET It’s time for the homeless to end their stereotypical ways
By Charles Springer
I write this column to bring light not to the non-homeless community, but
By Kathleen Hodel Lake Havasu, Ariz.
I just met one of Santa Monica’s local tragedies while visiting my family there during the holidays. I was eating in the mall
Another salvo in the battle for worker’s rights and unionization was fired just before Christmas when activists took to the streets for yet another pro-union demonstration.
This time,
By Jim Azine Santa Monica
I just finished reading your article about Santa Monica not getting any of the play from the Rose Bowl this year (SMDP, Dec. 30, page
By Daily Press staff
More than 50 formerly homeless veterans are giving back to the community tonight by purchasing turkey dinners for the less fortunate who are in emergency shelter
By Daily Press staff
The happenings of 2003 were of tragic proportions.
In a town that usually gains notoriety for its progressive and political agendas, this summer it became notorious
