Posted in Money Matters Skid Row

American Red Cross Commits to Providing Access for Victims of LA Fires

Victims impacted by the wildfires in the Los Angeles area, may receive aide from the…

Posted in Artists in Residence Skid Row

14 Annual Festival For All Skid Row Artists Returns to General Jeff Gladys Park

Produced by Los Angeles Poverty Department, the Festival For All Skid Row Artists is a festival of…

Pacific dining car cow
Posted in DTLA Crime & Culture Skid Row

This Week In Crime: 82 Copper Wire Thieves, Attack at WREN & Fire at Pacific Dining Car

Another day in DTLA, another criminal caper. This week in crime, our intrepid heroes in blue…

Cecil hotel
Posted in #SurvivingDTLA Skid Row

Cecil Hotel: Murders, Suicides, Serial Killers and Roaches?

As if ghosts, suicides, and serial killers weren’t enough, these days, tenants of the infamous…

Lhasa homes
Posted in DTLA REAL ESTATE EMPIRE Skid Row

147 Permanent Homes for the Unhoused with LAHSA New Vida DTLA Apartments

One step closer to a solving the homelessness crisis is the grand opening of Vida…

Hhcla gala
Posted in DTLA Crime & Culture Skid Row

What Came First – The Addict or the Needle? HHCLA Under Fire for Harm Reduction Program

The age-old question of what came first, the chicken or the egg, has taken a…

Posted in DTLA REAL ESTATE EMPIRE Skid Row

Skid Row Rising: New Weingart 19-Story Tower Met with Cheers, Jeers and Fears from Downtown Locals 

Skid Row recently welcomed a new resident: a multi-story tower low income housing development specifically…

Posted in DTLA Crime & Culture Skid Row

Deal with the Devil – Who in the Hell Wants to Buy the Cecil Hotel?

The renowned and iconic Cecil Hotel in DTLA is once again listed for sale. But…

Posted in BLK DTLA Money Matters Skid Row

Skid Row Rising: Park Family to Pass People’s Market to Skid Row Non-Profit, Creating Justice LA

After 29 years in Skid Row, the transition of People’s Market from its Korean-owned roots…

Dtla tent homeless
Posted in #SurvivingDTLA Skid Row

Unveiling The Strangest Downtown LA Homeless Tent Finds of 2023

From the bizarre to the intriguing, here’s a glimpse into the strangest things discovered in…

Andy bales
Posted in #SurvivingDTLA Skid Row

Andy Bales Hangs Up His NIMBY Fighting Gloves: After 20-Years of Advocating for the Homeless

In 2003, Reverend Andy Bales took the helm as the CEO of Union Rescue Mission…

La mission
Posted in #SurvivingDTLA DTLA Vegan Skid Row

Planting Seeds of Change: Chef Supreme Dow Vows to Help LA Mission Go Vegan

The new managing chef at LA Mission has turned his back on traditional can donations…