More than 300 volunteers will walk down every street in Santa Monica Wednesday night to count the city’s homeless population.
Santa Monica joins communities across the county in conducting
Homeless shelters in Santa Monica will soon need to adhere to a new set of health and safety standards.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to hold
By Becky Avila, PhD Grants Manager for Safe Place for Youth
Experiences of homelessness among youth and young adults ages 18-24 is on the rise in Los Angeles. According to
Children have been finding hypodermic needles, bags of meth and open latrines in Santa Monica Parks, multiple parents told the City Council Tuesday night.
Rich Hill, a safety officer with
Los Angeles County is improving services for homeless residents and local officials hope improvements in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles will have a trickle-down effect on the local crisis.
As election day approaches, one topic will be beneath a magnifying glass — the city’s ongoing homeless epidemic. While some candidates have radically different views on how to solve the
by Dr. Samantha A. Stewart
With homelessness on the rise in Los Angeles, particularly on the Westside, now is the time for innovative approaches to address the health – both physical
By Scarlett Yingvorapant, Communications Manager at The People Concern
Everyone should be housed, healthy and safe.
But for many, ending homelessness is not simply about finding a home. It is
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has arrested a man on suspicion of killing several individuals in both Los Angeles and Santa Monica in recent weeks.
Ramon Escobar, 47 was
The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) has arrested a suspect in connection with an early morning assault with a deadly weapon at Colorado and 7th that bears striking similarities to
The decade-long ritual of serving a vegan meal to local homeless people on the Third Street Promenade each Thursday night will move to the Salvation Army’s Fourth Street location