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Homelessness declined last year in Hollywood and Venice, but not Skid Row, new Rand study finds
Homeless encampments were markedly reduced in Hollywood and Venice last year, but the number of people sleeping 'rough' without a tent, vehicle or makeshift shelter held steady, raising the likelihood ...
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On skid row, an abundance of food and festivity on Thanksgiving
Life on skid row often involves standing in one congested line after another. Los Angeles’ neediest stand and wait their turn for necessities others take for granted — a dry bed, fresh clothes ...
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LA push to develop Skid Row prompts new clashes in California's homeless crisis
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other city lawmakers appear fully aware that Skid Row has become the epicenter of a homeless crisis flaring across major California cities – specifically ...
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Skid Row Doctor Says Health Risk Fear Over Homeless Isn't What it Seems - NBC Los Angeles
Skid Row's street doctor says there should be shame around how California treats those living with homelessness. On Skid Row, disease and infection is common, but the doctor who's seen it all says ...
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County logs progress in housing residents on LA’s Skid Row
LA County has cut homelessness, but wildfires threaten to erase that gain “I am extremely grateful to Gov. Gavin Newsom for awarding Los Angeles County $60 million from the state of California’s ...
Charities are handing out free crack pipes on LA’s Skid Row — and addicts just sell them to buy more drugs - MSN
A homeless young person in Los Angeles’ Skid Row slum. Toby Canham for NY Post In 2020, more than 5,000 Californians died ...
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Mini mart near Skid Row in Los Angeles found to have sold $1B lottery ticket - WJLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A tiny neighborhood store in downtown Los Angeles sold the winning ticket for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the ...
Federal court probes LA’s compliance with homelessness settlement in second week of testimony
The evidentiary hearing, now in its second week, centers on whether the city breached a 2022 agreement with the LA Alliance Human Rights, a coalition of residents and businesses that sued over the ...
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Exclusive | Free crack pipes for addicts on LA's Skid Row - New York Post
LOS ANGELES — Are you a junkie in Skid Row who just got a bag of crack or fentanyl, but have no pipe to smoke it in? Don’t worry: local nonprofit organizations will hand you a brand-new crack ...
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New food pantry opening on Skid Row in Los Angeles for homeless pets - CBS Los Angeles
A new food pantry dedicated to feeding cats and dogs of homeless owners will be opening in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. "The Dog Food Pantry" will be located at the Skid Row Community Refresh ...
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Los Angeles ‘Skid Row’ Singers Deliver ‘Special’ Audition on ‘AGT’: Watch - Yahoo
When Terry Crews is feeling it, you can bet everyone feels it. That happened during Tuesday night’s (June 20) edition of America’s Got Talent, when a collective from Los Angeles, going by the ...