Updated October 28, 2026. Every phone number was checked against an official page.
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Show Up Nov 10: Santa Monica City Council, 5:30 pm
Tuesday, Nov 10, 5:30 pm, Santa Monica City Hall. Residents ask City Council to take up a sourced six-point plan on homelessness. Two minutes at the mic, a call-in, or one email. Scripts are ready. https://empowersantamonica.com/nov10/
How to Speak at Santa Monica City Council (and Write In)
How to speak at Santa Monica City Council, or write in: when it meets, how to sign up in person or remotely, the time limits, the right email addresses, and a 60-second template. https://empowersantamonica.com/speak-at-santa-monica-city-council/
Who to Call: Homelessness in Santa Monica (911, 988, 311)
Six numbers for six situations in Santa Monica: 911 for danger, 988 for a mental health crisis, SMPD non-emergency, 311 for an encampment or outreach, the County 24/7 mental health line, and LA-HOP. One page, tap to call. https://empowersantamonica.com/who-to-call-homelessness-santa-monica/
Get a Loved One Off the Street: 5 Legal Paths in LA County
A loved one on the street who refuses help? In LA County there are five lawful paths: a 5150 (now including severe addiction under SB 43), CARE Court, Laura's Law, conservatorship, and Project Homecoming. Side by side, in plain words. https://empowersantamonica.com/family-help-loved-one-on-the-street/
5150 Hold in Los Angeles: How It Works After SB 43
A 5150 hold in Los Angeles, explained after SB 43: who can start one, why family cannot, what "gravely disabled" now means when severe addiction is involved, and what happens in the 72 hours. https://empowersantamonica.com/5150-hold-los-angeles-sb-43/
CARE Court LA: How to File a Petition (Free)
Filing a CARE Court petition in LA County is free, and family can file. Who qualifies, the forms (CARE-100, CARE-101), where to file, and what happens next. https://empowersantamonica.com/care-court-los-angeles-how-to-file/
Laura's Law (AOT) in LA County: How to Refer
Under Laura's Law, a parent, spouse, sibling or adult child can refer a loved one to LA County's Assisted Outpatient Treatment program. Eligibility, the phone line and the form. https://empowersantamonica.com/lauras-law-aot-los-angeles/
LPS Conservatorship in LA: A Family's Guide
Families cannot file an LPS conservatorship directly in LA County. Here is who can, how it starts, what "gravely disabled" means after SB 43, and what a family can do in the meantime. https://empowersantamonica.com/conservatorship-los-angeles-family-guide/
A 6-Point Plan on Homelessness in Santa Monica
Santa Monica residents, not the City, built a six-point plan on homelessness with every number sourced: treatment, a real bed offered first, a 24/7 Westside crisis drop-off, open books, safe blocks, and bringing people home. https://empowersantamonica.com/plan.html
Treatment Not Tents: Santa Monica's Missing Piece
Initiative 1: Treatment, not tents. When someone is too sick to choose help, the law already lets a clinician, a family member or a judge act. Put a clinician on every outreach team and guarantee a bed at the end of every hold. https://empowersantamonica.com/treatment-not-tents/
Offer a Bed First, Then Enforce: Santa Monica
Initiative 2: Offer a bed first, then enforce. Every street contact starts with a real bed the same day. Too sick to choose? Use the hold, the petition or the court. Turns it down? The camping rules already on the books apply. https://empowersantamonica.com/offer-a-bed-then-enforce/
A 24/7 Westside Crisis Drop-Off: Why We Need It
Initiative 3: A 24/7 Westside crisis drop-off where police and outreach can hand someone off in minutes, no refusals, connected to a recovery campus. Santa Monica secured $3M toward one in 2023. Where is it? https://empowersantamonica.com/westside-crisis-center/
Santa Monica Homelessness Spending: Open the Books
Initiative 4: Open books. Every homelessness dollar, every contract and every result on one page every month. If the City pays for hotel rooms, say what each room costs and where people went next. Totals, never names. https://empowersantamonica.com/homelessness-spending/
Safe Blocks Near Santa Monica Schools and Parks
Initiative 5: Safe blocks for kids and families. Priority response on the blocks around every school and park, and parks full of life after dark. Conduct, not condition: the same rules for everyone. https://empowersantamonica.com/safe-blocks-schools-parks/
Bring Them Home: Family Reunification, Santa Monica
Initiative 6: Bring them home. One City desk for families trying to reach someone on the street, a lawful way to learn they are safe, and tickets home only when family is waiting at the other end. Project Homecoming: (310) 458-8953. https://empowersantamonica.com/bring-them-home/
Jail or Help: Drug Court and Treatment Courts in Santa Monica
Jail or help. When someone too sick or addicted to choose is arrested, the choice should be treatment with milestones, or the case moves forward. Santa Monica's STEP Court already does a version of this. https://empowersantamonica.com/jail-or-help-drug-court-santa-monica/
Santa Monica Homeless Count 2026: 718, Year by Year
718 people were counted homeless in Santa Monica on Jan 22, 2026: 389 outdoors, 222 in shelter, 59 in vehicles, 48 in tents. Every year since 2020 with sources. One night's count is not the number that matters; the daily reality is. https://empowersantamonica.com/santa-monica-homeless-count/
Who Decides What on Homelessness in Santa Monica
The City says County, the County says State. Here is who decides what on homelessness, from Washington to Santa Monica City Hall: every level, every player, and who has the authority to act on each fix. https://empowersantamonica.com/who-decides-what-homelessness-santa-monica/
Santa Monica Park Rules: Allowed, Not Allowed, Who to Call
Conduct, not condition. Being homeless in a park is not against the law in Santa Monica. Camping, fires and blocking the path are, for everyone, the same way. Every park rule with its code section and who to call. https://empowersantamonica.com/santa-monica-park-rules/
How to Help With Homelessness in Santa Monica: Volunteer
Want to help with homelessness in Santa Monica? Show up Nov 10, hand out a flyer, count a park, or volunteer with an organization doing the work. Every one listed with its Charity Navigator rating. Nobody paid, nothing to buy. https://empowersantamonica.com/how-to-help-homelessness-santa-monica/
Ayuda: personas sin hogar en Santa Mónica, a quién llamar
Ayuda en Santa Mónica: a quién llamar en cada situación (911, 988, policía, 311, salud mental 24/7) y cómo ayudar a un familiar que vive en la calle y no acepta ayuda. En español, con fuentes. https://empowersantamonica.com/es/ayuda/
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A few of my neighbors built empowersantamonica.com: a plain plan on homelessness with every number sourced, who to call for every situation, and help for families. Not the City, nobody paid, no candidate.
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