What Santa Monica has allowed with the homeless population should be studied and turned into a documentary On how local policies can destroy one of the most beautiful cities in the world I lived directly across the street from this apartment complex for 5 years, until moving last month People are saying the reason the building is half vacant is because studios are $4,000 a month Wrong Here’s the part people are missing: People who can afford to pay $4,000 a month in rent have options And they are not choosing to live somewhere where homelessness is completely out of control Since moving here in 2020, it has been a weekly occurrence to walk outside in the morning and see someone shooting up drugs on my doorstep Weekly This is the first domino Luxury apartments do not work if people feel unsafe stepping outside This is not a rent issue People would gladly pay these rents to live in Santa Monica They just don’t want to feel unsafe every time they step outside Unfortunate, but entirely predictable