By Marc L. Verville Safety Risk Is Not Like-For-Like Between the Cities Mr. Cody Green, Chairman of the Santa Monica Police Officer's Association (SMPOA), has provided on how much Santa Monica should be spending on public safety. This added to the already regional destination Santa Monica had become with the Promenade and Santa Monica Place. Unsheltered homeless PIT population reached 63%, or 581 individuals in 2017, up 165 individuals from 2016’s 416 unsheltered individuals. For comparison, the Santa Monica-managed PIT counts from 2010 to 2014 indicated that more than 50% of Santa Monica’s homeless PIT population was sheltered. This is reflected in the documented fact that Santa Monica is one of the in LA county.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 27, 2024 05:34 UTC