Category Archives: Homelessness

Santa Monica Lacks Safety for Visitors: Businesses Ask City for Help

(Editor’s warning: the photos at the end of the piece are graphic and disturbing. This editor will leave a space between the end of the story and the  photos, so readers can exit and avoid looking at them.) A sign … Continue reading

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Homeless Count Volunteers Receive Update and Thank you from Site Coordinator

(Editor’s note: This CTN editor once again volunteered for the Point in Time Homeless Count on January 25 at 5 a.m. This year, in the Palisades, the count was called “Dave’s Count” in honor of David Morena, who was a … Continue reading

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Annual Homeless Count Held in Pacific Palisades, “David’s Count”

Volunteers were at Corpus Christi Church at 5 a.m. January 25. They received assignments, and signed waivers before walking the streets, hills, parks and beaches of Pacific Palisades for the annual LAHSA homeless count – this year called “Dave’s Count” … Continue reading

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Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness Addresses Affordable Housing

The Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness will host a community meeting on Monday, January 23, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. via Zoom. Brian Ulf, the board president of SHARE! (Self-Help and Recovery Exchange), will speak on “Homelessness and Affordable … Continue reading

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Homeless Housed: Celebration of Thanks Held in Venice Near Gold’s Gym

It was a celebration held at Rose Café in Venice on January 13 at 8 a.m., as residents thanked Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Traci Park for helping homeless off the street into temporary housing. Before the City officials arrived, … Continue reading

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Volunteers Sought for the Pacific Palisades Homeless Count 

Kim Clary, the site coordinator for the Homeless Count, has announced that the count in Pacific Palisades will take place on January 25, around 5 to 5:30 a.m., the exact time will be announced closer to the count. Volunteers will … Continue reading

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Mayor Bass Accompanies Councilwoman Park to Venice

Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Traci Park were in Venice to visit the encampments that surround the A Bridge Home (ABH) site, at Sunset and Pacific Avenue. ABH was designed to give the homeless a safe place to sleep, while … Continue reading

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Post 283 Auxiliary Donates 50 Hygiene Kits for the Homeless

Post 283 Auxiliary learned that the Pacific Palisades Task Force on Homelessness (PPTFH) was running low on hygiene kits.  On December 6, members presented PPTFH co-president Sharon Kilbride with 50. “Thank you, guys,” said Kilbride, a former Citizen of the … Continue reading

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Prop. ULA: Red Herring for Helping the Homeless

The way to get the homeless of the streets is to tax the rich, according to Los Angles Proposition ULA, which voters approved on November 8. Many did not read the proposition closely and instead voted for the sentiment. People … Continue reading

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City Council Set to Vote on Venice Bridge Home Lease Extension

(Editor’s note: This story appeared in the Westside Current on November 8 and is published with permission. The story should resonate with residents of the Westside, including Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Venice, Westchester, Playa and Marina del Rey because the City … Continue reading

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