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SAVE THE DATE! With mental illness a top concern in Skid Row, DTLA and all across LA County, the Skid Row Neighborhood Council-Formation Committee will convene a Town Hall meeting and Listening session on NOVEMBER 1st, 2018 at 1PM at the James Wood Community Center in Skid Row, CA. The SRNC-FC has invited SRO Housing … Continue reading SAVE THE DATE! Town Hall Meeting/Listening Session with DMH Director Dr. Jonathan Sherin Nov. 1st

An excerpt from this well-researched article by Alex Andrejev, Mikayla Bean, Weiqin Chen and Shirsho Dasgupta reads: "The anger over what many homeless individuals see as the criminalization of L.A.'s entire homeless community is felt most intensely in Skid Row. The community is pushing for the establishment of their own Neighborhood Council. Neighborhood councils are … Continue reading FIGHTING BACK – How L.A.’s Homeless are Struggling to be Heard

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Last night, the Los Angeles Poverty Department held a panel discussion at the Skid Row History Museum as part of their exhibit titled, Zillionaires Against Humanity: Sabotaging the Skid Row Neighborhood Council. General Jeff, Chair of the Skid Row Neighborhood Council-Formation Committee and Adrian Riskin, who blogs at michaelkohlhaas.org spoke with Poverty Department's John Malpede. … Continue reading *Video* of General Jeff & Adrian Riskin speaking at the “Zillionaires Against Humanity: Sabotaging the Skid Row Neighborhood Council” exhibit

The below article was taken from angelusnews.com and was published on March 22nd, 2018. Link to article HERE. "The overall goal of his hunger strike is to raise awareness of the horrible homelessness on skid row, which takes in 50 blocks of the City of the Angels. More specifically, the Los Angeles Catholic Worker, Inner … Continue reading “Fasting on Skid Row”, by R.W. Dellinger for Angelus News