Former addict comes clean about homelessness crisis in new book
After nearly a decade spent chronically homeless and addicted to drugs, Jared Klickstein achieved sobriety in 2018 and began work
The 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count results were announced on Friday morning and while the Westside of Los Angeles County, which includes Santa Monica, saw a nearly 20% decrease
From being a drug-addicted homeless man in the depths of Skid Row, Jared Klickstein has the firsthand experience necessary to navigate conversations about the current crises of homelessness and addiction
Samohi students get a wage of potential future professions
On April 24, Santa Monica High School hosted the Samohi Futures Fair on campus, with a host of local businesses coming
There’s been an uneasy feeling across the Los Angeles area about the state of housing, and that feeling has become tangible in the answers of a recent area-wide survey.
I’m fortunate I wasn’t sexually assaulted while living on the streets of Los Angeles County. Many unhoused women are, and some repeatedly — though being attacked three times helped
One local senior citizen who likened his fight for housing to a "death sentence" has been given a reprieve in his situation, finding at least a small bit
The latest in housing rights for all of Santa Monica’s residents was on the mind of locals on Wednesday, as a group of citizens expanded their knowledge on the
New exhibit salutes Chicano culture, community
The Chicano art movement has represented both the struggle and success of Mexican-American artists since the 1960s, and the Mecca of Chicano art now
Nearly $200 million in grant money will go to California cities and counties to move homeless people from encampments into housing, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday while also pledging increased
California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over the past five years but didn’t consistently track whether the huge outlay of public money actually improved the situation, according to
You’ve likely heard about AI powering driverless cars, writing term papers and creating unsettling deep fakes. Can that same technology also prevent people from becoming homeless?
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