In pricey Santa Monica neighborhood, a battle rages over supportive housing 87.1%
Los Angeles Times - By Gavin J. Quinton - 1/12/2026, 11:00 AM
It was a scene that left residents of this pricey, palm-lined Santa Monica neighborhood flabbergasted. Without warning, some 50 strangers had suddenly arrived in vans and were occupying a vacant building on Ocean Avenue the night before Thanksgiving. Some of them smoked cigarettes, others had dogs running around unleashed, and at least... more