Santa Monica Tries New Homeless Housing Plan | Venice Beach News

Santa Monica is ditching its old emergency shelter model and rolling out a bold new plan: leasing rooms at the Palm Motel to provide interim housing for homeless residents, managed by The People Concern. This is part of a broader strategy to create a more housing-focused system, with the goal of guiding people from shelter to permanent homes. The city is also eyeing other motels and apartments to expand this network and is proposing to fund beds at The Salvation Army’s Bell Shelter to ensure no one sleeps on the streets when space is tight. Council votes are set for this Tuesday — a pivotal moment in the city’s fight against homelessness. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e2c77ace18de0b01