Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
A chronicle by the Santa Monica Coalition of the truth about life on our streets
Santa Monica's City Council thinks the city is just fine. One councilmember called the homeless residents our neighbors, their wants and desires equivalent to those of people who pay rent and pay taxes. The 'freedom' of some, most of whom suffer from drug addiction and mental illness, to live in filth, disease and to commit crimes with impunity, is valued over the ability of the rest of society to live healthy lives in law and order.
Watch the videos shot and distributed by the Santa Monica Coalition, a different one each day, to see what is actually happening in a city that is no longer a magnet for tourists and shoppers.
The Santa Monica Coalition is a movement comprised of Santa Monica residents, business owners, and locals that addresses the humanitarian crisis, public safety concerns, the rising crime, and the current lack of responsiveness from the City of Santa Monica.
October 1 2024 Santa Monica Coalition Mini Documentary
Santa Monica's 3rd Street Promenade is a failed social experiment courtesy of the City-controlled DTSM Board. Not a 'business improvement district' controlled by property owners, but ANOTHER 'nonprofit' that imposes assessments on owners to fund basic services for much of Santa Monica. Today at 3 PM on the 2nd floor of 1351 3rd Street Promenade, "experts" will propose 2-year interim uses for the asphalt-paved former Promenade Parking Garage 3 that the City Council voted to tear down 2 years ago to build homeless and supportive housing...in the heart of Santa Monica's retail and hotel district. One of DTSM's Board Members is Bruce Fairty, COO of Cypress Equity Investments, building unwanted residential skyscrapers all over the City. Two of DTSM's most recent Board Members are Barry Snell and Ericka Lesley, now running for City Council. And DTSM CEO Andrew Thomas just asked for a bonus. Want more of the same for the next 4 years?
Reader Comments(4)
jean writes:
Santa Monica had issues before and did nothing. Are we forgetting that food distribution use to happen on the promenade and the upper park? No one complained then and that was a huge issue for the businesses. Seems like now that it is bothering those outside of the promenade plus the promenade is losing money everyone cares. The issue should have been handled years ago.
05/20/2024, 11:19 am
Jack writes:
To the citizens of Venice & Santa Monica, you get the environment you voted for. Want better ? Then vote your representatives out !
04/11/2024, 3:01 pm
donthaveone writes:
The promenade should be filled with people shopping and eating but it's a ghost town! So sad how they have ruined our Santa Monica!
12/22/2023, 8:58 am
SurfLawyer writes:
I've been reading the Observer for years. I've come to like these daily crime videos. The other items I can see in many sites, but this is great.
11/20/2023, 3:37 pm