The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners approved new policies Tuesday that call on officers to use more de-escalation techniques before resorting to deadly force. The changes come amid a heightened focus on…
How did Los Angeles’ Skid Row come to be? It depends on who you ask. The Union Rescue Mission, the charity that’s stationed at the epicenter of last Sunday’s shooting of a Skid…
The crowd that filled the chambers inside City Hall was quiet as one of L.A.’s police commissioners spoke, explaining her personal connection to one of the most pressing issues facing Los Angeles. Shane…
Since the mid-1980s, artist John Malpede has watched nonprofits in Los Angeles’ Skid Row district aid small wins against tide after tide of downtown development. The Los Angeles Community Action Network was instrumental in pausing a…
If Herman couldn’t stay clean and sober in Texas or Louisiana, there was no way he was going to stay sober in Los Angeles, with the amount crack cocaine out in the streets,…
Today is Ash Wednesday. It marks the beginning of a period of introspection and penitence called Lent. But during this particular season of reflection for Catholics, there might be a little bit more…
Under heavy lobbying from the union that represents rank and file LAPD officers, the Los Angeles City Council Wednesday took the first step toward creating civilian panels that would review discipline involving cops…
A day after voters handed Los Angeles $1.2 billion to build supportive housing, the City Council on Wednesday adopted a nighttime ban on living in vehicles near homes, parks and schools, over objections…
This summer, the paint on the outside of the Union Rescue Mission began to chip away. The cause? Sunlight and urine. The combination damaged the walls of the mission on Skid Row, and eventually…
They came on foot, bicycle and wheelchair, drawn to the trio of singers improvising a classic call-and-response gospel chant as dusk fell in the evening quiet of a skid row street corner. For…
Last Friday the Los Angeles City Council made it easier for Los Angeles residents of all income levels to purchase produce at farmers markets. In a unanimous vote, the council instructed the city…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The streets of Skid Row are home for some who have tents and carts on the sidewalks, and now the city of Los Angeles can no longer take homeless…