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Building a More Caring Santa Monica

A comprehensive vision for addressing our community's most pressing needs with dignity, compassion, and practical solutions.

Housing & Stability

  • • Expand affordable housing and support for people experiencing homelessness with dignity-centered solutions
  • • Build supportive housing with integrated services including mental health and recovery support
  • • Create rental assistance programs to prevent homelessness before it starts
  • • Implement community-based solutions that treat people with respect and agency
  • • Address the housing crisis as a public health and moral imperative

Food Systems & Community Gardens

  • • Expand community gardens and urban farming spaces across Santa Monica
  • • Ensure food access for all residents through farmers markets, food banks, and community distribution
  • • Support local farmers and sustainable food production practices
  • • Create educational programs connecting people to food and nature
  • • Build food sovereignty and reduce dependence on extractive food systems

Mental Health & Recovery

  • • Expand accessible mental health and counseling services for all residents
  • • Build evidence-based, compassionate addiction recovery programs and support groups
  • • Remove stigma and barriers to mental health care through community education
  • • Support community healing spaces and peer-led recovery initiatives
  • • Address root causes of mental illness: isolation, poverty, trauma, and lack of belonging

Environmental Harmony

  • • Protect Santa Monica's natural ecosystems: ocean, beaches, parks, and native habitat
  • • Build sustainable infrastructure: renewable energy, water conservation, green spaces
  • • Create green jobs and economic opportunity through environmental restoration
  • • Ensure environmental justice: clean air, water, and toxic-free neighborhoods for all
  • • Build regenerative systems that restore health to people and planet

Humane Animal Initiatives

  • • Expand animal welfare and support programs with compassion and dignity
  • • Build no-kill animal shelter practices and community adoption support
  • • Create accessible veterinary care for low-income pet owners
  • • Protect wildlife and natural habitats across Santa Monica
  • • Recognize animals as part of our community deserving care and protection

Technology That Supports Life

  • • Use technology to improve access to services, not to replace human connection
  • • Build transparent, accountable systems that serve people's needs
  • • Ensure digital equity: access to internet, devices, and tech literacy for all
  • • Protect privacy and data security for vulnerable populations
  • • Use data-driven insights to inform compassionate, evidence-based policymaking

Let's Build a More Caring Santa Monica

Real change requires community action. Join us in making this vision a reality.

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