The City of Santa Monica is now stepping up its effort to drive the homeless out of the city.
Every night, the police sweep all streets and alleys and roust the homeless from where they are bedding down for the night. They tell you that all lists for housing in Santa monica are closed, that sleeping outside is not allowed anywhere in the city, and that if you continue to do it, you will go to jail.
The city is now in the process of installing new bus stop "furniture" at all bus stops in Santa Monica. Supposedly an "enhancement" for bus riders, what they really are doing is trying to drive out the homeless by removing the metal benches that used to accommodate at least 3 seated persons and replacing it with two miniscule little "seats" jammed right up against each other with no back to rest on and no armrests.
The local newspapers are also trying to drive out the homeless by printing police logs and always making sure that there is a preponderance of police interactions involving "transients." This creates a sort of panic amongst the citizenry, that most crime in the city is caused by the homeless.
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