Live, Love, Laugh! These stickers are on the outside of a transitional housing program on Crocker Street on Skid Row.I like it. I also think there should be one that syas “Eat, Shower, and Be Safe”

Gil Cedillo – local hero or really good at political double talkThe following is an excerpt from his interview with LA Downtown News Online. Q: What did you see? A: A lot of drugs. Lots of drug abuse and alcoholism. I’m familiar with that. I’ve had my brother-in-law go through recovery Downtown. I don’t think […]

There were more stories about homeless dumping. This one is in the Whittier Daily News. It even made it into international news with the Times Online UK. Perhaps international scrutiny will speed up the change? You already know my view. We don’t need stabilization centers. We need a broad spectrum of services and varying levels […]

Somehow that is the phrase in my head every time I hear this man play. Beautiful rich clear tones that echo off pealing graffiti slathered walls, harmonic melodies that reverberate off the urine stained sidewalk housing a host of hibernating rats.When he plays, he turns the ugly ducking of the row into a surreally beautiful […]

Perhaps I am jaded . . . . How is this news? The sky is blue grass is green, and skid row absorbs all the people you would rather have unseen. When I saw this picture my first reaction was to note how clean the sidewalk is there. Out side my office door someone just […]

These are more of my favorite outreach services for thehomeless. Some of them are not based in Skid Row. A Community of Friends ACOF is able to provide housing for homeless, disabled and very low-income persons – creating permanent, affordable housing and an environment that promotes stability. Step Up on Second in Santa Monica. Step […]

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Personal Hygene

can you tell these are pictures of the same man?Personal Hygene makes a world of difference in the way we see outselves as well as how we invite the world to see us. Motivation is ofte tied to a clean body, clean clothing and a decent haircut. All the women who clog the spas and […]

Why Los Angeles Needs a Residential Hotel Preservation Ordinance. taken from http://www.saje.net/index.php When you think about some of the things that Los Angeles needs, your thoughts might lean toward our city needing some serious traffic relief, some air quality improvement, a few more independent bookstores, or even how the Lakers need another three-peat. Chances are, […]