Santa Monica may be taking in some Woolsey fire evacuees.

About 10 to 15 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District families who qualify for free or reduced lunch could be moving into vacant affordable housing in Santa Monica after their houses were destroyed in the Woolsey fire. The families are currently couch-surfing, said Tara Barauskas, executive director of the Community Corporation of Santa Monica (CCSM).

On Nov. 27, CCSM requested City Council consider moving some families displaced by the fire to the top of various waiting lists for affordable housing. The council asked staff to develop a plan to house income-qualified families with children in SMMUSD as quickly as possible.

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