By John Marciano Santa Monica
A recent article about the lack of funds for needed police services in Compton (LA Times, Aug. 5) raises a fundamental question: Why is there
By Charles Springer Homeless in Santa Monica
If you want to complain about the homeless, complain to those who are making it increasingly harder to get off the streets. Case
By Ted Mackey Santa Monica Homelessness is not a choice Editor:
Mr. Bauer stated the (homeless) problem very concisely (SMDP, Aug. 8, page 4). Thus I wish to add only
By Cheryl Erb Santa Monica
Thank God someone hit the nail on the head regarding the homeless issue in Santa Monica (“My Write,” SMDP, Aug. 8, page 4). Beach cities
Total public comment time: 31 minutes Time spent on laws/policy/codes/commissions: 1 hour, 21 minutes Time spent on a citizen-initiated concern (day laborers): 16 minutes Time spent
By Melissa Romley Brentwood
Sunday was such a pretty day. As my friend and I sat outside of her apartment building on Darlington in Brentwood you could hear birds chirping
City Manager worked for SM for 24 years
CITY HALL — Santa Monica’s top administrator who led City Hall through the recent recession will soon be heading off to enjoy
Advocates hope book will snap stereotypes
By WINTER JOHNSON Special to the Daily Press
The often anonymous and forgotten faces of the local homeless population have been captured, along with
By Susan Partovi, M.D. Santa Monica
I wanted to write in response to Mr. Jankowski’s letter entitled “Send the homeless packing” (SMDP, July 13, page 4). I probably
By Susan E. McCarthy City Manager, Santa Monica
The letter to the editor (SMDP, July 13, page 1) from Nancy Cook Smith was a mean-spirited and unwarranted attack on
By Charles Springer
I would like to thank Mr. Jankowski for sharing in his letter (SMDP, July 13, page 4). As I read this I sat with my “dirty, smelly”
City Hall will most likely extend a contract with The Ferguson Group, which has served as a liaison since 1994 between Santa Monica and Washington, D.C.
The extended contract