The Santa Monica Police Department responded to 386 calls for service on Jan. 15. Below is a sampling selected by the Santa Monica Daily Press staff:
Fight, Ocean and Santa
CITYWIDE — Every City Council candidate has an opinion on solving homelessness problems in the city by the sea.
Questions about the homeless come up in forums, at meetings, and in
CITY HALL — Apparently some people can't get enough of the emergency room.
City Council will consider an ordinance that would prohibit people from lingering in the emergency room
CITYWIDE — For 31-year-old George, finally moving into his own apartment in Santa Monica was a hard-fought victory.
After a car accident left him with slowed speech and reflexes at age
Homeless shelters
Editor:
For low income, disabled and seniors in Santa Monica the most obvious public transportation issue here is those two tiny flat hot metal seats at bus stops
CITYWIDE — City officials got good news from the annual homeless count but they'll push to do more at tonight's City Council meeting.
While homelessness rose in
WEST L.A. — New legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Santa Monica) would make things easier for nonprofits that want to create housing for
CITYWIDE — For Kenneth Callahan, Christmas just means sleeping next to a dumpster in the cold instead of sleeping next to a dumpster in the heat.
Charlene Spurlock says it brings
CITYWIDE — Tourism continues to rise in Santa Monica, according to City Hall's Year End Report.
The report, which lists statistics about City Hall's accomplishments during fiscal
