Santa Monica proclaims local emergency to help reduce homelessness

City of Santa Monica proclaims local emergency to help combat homelessness

City officials and residents say the homelessness crisis in the city and throughout the region just continues to grow.

Local officials are citing an increase in homeless-related calls to police and fire departments as evidence of the growing homelessness issue.For example, data from the city shows the number of calls regarding encampments has increased about 15% from more than 1,600 in 2021 to nearly 1,900 in 2022 - surpassing a previous high of about 1,800 in 2017.

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