September 13, 2017 -- The Santa Monica City Council Tuesday approved the creation of a full-time senior advisor for homelessness, agreeing to allocate $320,159 over two years for the job.

Reacting to a 26 percent jump in the population of homeless people -- including a 40 percent jump in those living on the streets -- the council voted unanimously and without discussion for the position in City Manager Rick Cole’s office.

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