Walking on the Row

When Estela Lopez, the executive director of the Central City East Association leads a walk from the Midnight Mission in LA every first wednesday evening of the month at 6 pm. I did not know about the walk . . . I think I will leave work early and try to join them. If you […]

Homeless man burned in wheelchair.

Homeless man burned to death while smoking in his wheelchair.

Boat People

Homeless on the water. Rich Man, Poor Man

homeless and wired

Microsoft and MSN supported the Homeless before it was cool.

No More California Welfare?

CA Gov plans to increase homelessness and harm children by eliminating CalWorks.

El Monte Homeless Cave closed

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/homeless-driven-from-squatters-camp-along-san-gabriel-river-.html I’m writing from my phone, so I don’t know how the link will come out: it’s a link to LA Now’s article on an opening in freeway supports for the 10 freeway where homeless people have taken shelter.

I am seeing more Homeless

North Hollywood Homeless

rants

” You just had your nails and hair done. Obviously you don’t need Welfare!”. Seriously? You are going to say that? Homeless adults have outreach programs that do make-overs. We should expect these folks to be dressed nicely when they come to their appointments and when they look for housing or work. Stop speculating about […]

Tipper Gore on her homeless friends

I follow http://www.change.org on Twitter ad a few days ago, they posted this wonderful article by Tipper Gore. You remember her, wife of the former VP now Nobel Prize Winner Al . . . Tipper wrote on the http://www.takepart.com blog about her memories of working with residents of the street. Personally, I loved it. Here […]

Lights, Action, SMELL

She asked me if I thought about what Skid Row smelled like before I started working there. To be honest I did not. Also – you should be told, that Skid Row smells like an airplane bathroom after a case of business class food poisening.