Executive Summary

Homelessness has been a challenge in Santa Monica for decades.  As the numbers of people experiencing homelessness throughout Los Angeles County has dramatically increased in recent years, the City Council in 2015 focused on Santa Monica taking regional leadership on this shared crisis.

Much has been accomplished, yet the latest numbers indicate that community public health, wellbeing and safety concerns remain unresolved.  Despite progress in matching people experiencing homelessness to services and permanent supportive housing in Santa Monica and elsewhere in the County, there has also been an unprecedented increase in the number of housed residents at risk of becoming homeless.

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