Workforce Housing & Homelessness

80% of Santa Monica’s workforce lives outside the city. Our first-responders are often long-distance commuters. We need additional housing options for teachers, nurses, police officers, fire fighters, non-profit workers and government employees. We support state-wide incentives for housing developments that provide alternatives for our commuting workforce by including units priced for medium-income residents.

There are more than 2,500 homeless residents living in Santa Monica and at least 10% of these are veterans. We support increased funding to provide regional solutions, especially housing connected to intensive services for homeless veterans. Specifically, locating supportive housing on the West Los Angeles VA campus would provide a solution for 300-500 veterans.