With the homeless crisis showing no signs whatsoever of improving, one popular bar on the Promenade has taken matters into their own hands and installed one of Stephen McMahon’s ingenious Blue Chirper ...

You might have already seen his posts on the social media app Nextdoor, but long-time Santa Monica local Stephen McMahon has come up with an ingenious way to discourage the homeless from making camp ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Whether you are a small business owner or a home owner, homelessness and drug addiction can have a very real impact on your way of life in certain neighborhoods. That's why one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frustrated by the unhoused population in his neighborhood, a Santa Monica man has developed a chirping deterrent that he believes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stephen McMahon with blue chirper In West Hollywood, a new device called the "Blue Chirper" is stirring controversy as it aims to ...

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Nonstop sounds of insects are being used to drive an RV encampment off a street outside a Los Angeles business. A warehouse in Westchester installed the security device in August that blasts the ...

Around 70,000 L.A. Unified School District workers plan to walk off the job on Tuesday, April 14, if negotiations for higher pay do not go through. KTLA’s Rachel ...

In West Hollywood, a new device called the "Blue Chirper" is stirring controversy as it aims to deter homeless individuals from settling near businesses. Invented by Santa Monica resident Stephen ...