California has a healthcare and social services crisis on its hands. This state’s people live in a time of great generational vulnerability. Homelessness, food insecurity, and mental health diagnoses
Sooner or later, some California governors wear out their welcome and leave office in clouds of popular disdain. It’s not a universal syndrome. Republican Ronald Reagan maintained his popularity,
I have learned a lot about how easy it is for someone to fall through the cracks, especially when it comes to the mental health system where all those cracks
When I joined the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County almost 10 years ago as an eager 28-year-old, I had no idea what I was signing myself up
With all the grim news in the world these days, and I’m not even including pathological prevaricator George Santos still being a member of Congress, I’m pleased to
There are a lot of good restaurants in the Palisades and Santa Monica, and some wonderful sushi havens. But no Yakitori! When I was in Japan last month, we enjoyed
HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY, JONI!
Her BD was Tuesday, 11/7, a lucky number. She suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015, that left her unable to walk or talk. Or know
What if we could reach each person suffering from mental illness or addiction on California’s streets and assertively surround them with the resources they need to get well and
California’s homeless crisis has plagued the state for years, and despite throwing a staggering amount of money trying to solve it, the problem is only getting worse.
In 2018,
These days you hear a lot of talk about affordability. We talk about inflation, growing inequality, rents, our growing homeless population, how expensive housing and food is and how we’
Dear Editor,
I am very distressed about extremely high density being proposed for new housing development in Santa Monica.
There is a property at 2501 Wilshire that was being planned
When you’re out and about in Santa Monica, look at the homes on any given street - the charming cottages, the apartments, the dingbats. Now imagine you can’t