CITYWIDE — For more than 200 volunteers, a long night had just began. Just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, the Ken Edwards Center on Fourth Street was packed with volunteers who gathered to participate in the Santa Monica homeless count for 2009.
By Charles Springer
There were 16,000 vacancies registered with Westside Rentals this summer. I wonder how many vacancies are available in all of Los Angeles County as opposed to
By Charles Springer
What is community? What does it stand for? Is it only for those who have apartments and houses? Is it only for people who were born and
By Todd Flora
■ It’s no secret that one of the biggest problems Santa Monica faces is homelessness. The problem is much larger than one entity can solve but Santa
By Evelyn Jerome
■ Here’s how your City Councilmembers have dealt with a multi-million dollar budget deficit this year: They voted to give a “loan” of $7.4 million
It’s a problem as old as civilization. It dates back to the dawn of humanity.
People fight over it, families are destroyed as a result of it. Neighbors argue
By Charles Springer (Charles Springer is a free lance artist and writer and a resident of Santa Monica. He can be reached at Chaz_59@yahoo.com)
Addiction takes on
Is there blood in the water? For years, the city’s “pro-homeless” position has gone forth, criticized but rarely seriously challenged.
Citing a neighborhood — and a city — filled to
Guitarist to appear for special performance at Santa Monica blues club
By GREGG WILLIS Special to the Daily Press
Carlos Guitarlos, guitarist for the legendary ’70s and ’80s LA house
