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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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The Midnight Mission Uses Art To Reform Skid Row Residents

Comments (0) | Arts+Culture, Georgia Berkovich, Joey Weinert, LA Skid Row, Los Angeles, Midnight Mission, poverty

Lamarco McClendon
Staff Reporter

Skid Row residents attend the Midnight Mission every Thursday for a creative immersion like no other. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

The Shortcomings Of The Foster Care System

Comments (2) | child welfare, foster care agencies, foster care system, foster youth, government officials, L.A. County, Lucci quadruplets, Media, mental abuse, Opinion, physical abuse, poverty, Sexual Abuse, Subsidies, substance addiction, taxpayer dollars, United States

(Fran Polito/Getty Images)

Marina Peña
Columnist

The foster care system needs more attention from the media. 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

South L.A. Man's Fight Against Homelessness Highlights Deficits In Affordable Housing

Comments (0) | affordable housing, children, city council, Downtown LA, Elvis Summers, families, gofundme, homeless, Homelessness, Irene McGhee, jobs, la county, Los Angeles, los angeles times, marginalization, mayor, mental illness, officials, Opinion, opinion, poverty, Skid Row, social issues, South LA, Substance Abuse, unemployment, United States, Venice

Irene McGhee, "Smokie", and I in front of her mobile home. (Omar Peña)

Marina Peña
Columnist

Why do our elected leaders continue to ignore the needs of the homeless? 

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Worker Delivers Tearful Plea To USC President To Increase Poverty-Level Wages

Comments (12) | Abigail Lopez, c.l. max nikias, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, income inequality, Los Angeles and Region, minimum wage, poverty, USC, USC Hospitality, usc president, USC SCALE, USC workers, Victoria Cabot, wage increase

Abigail Lopez, 40, confronts USC President Max Nikias about poverty-level wages for USC Auxiliary staff.

Will Federman
Editor-in-Chief

USC President Max Nikias tells students, workers upset over poverty-level wages that they "have nothing to worry about."

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

WorkSource Centers Try To Revive The City’s Stagnant Labor Force

Comments (0) | Bryant Eng, Cadillac, California, Central City East, Darryl Walker, economy, EWDD, Homelessness, Jan Perry, labor force, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region, Pathways, poverty, Skid Row, unemployment, Volunteers of America, WorkSource

Darryl Walker poses in front of a job board at the South L.A. WorkSource Center, Dec. 10, 2014. (Taylor Haney/Neon Tommy)

Taylor Haney
Staff Reporter

“I’ve completed my first year on Skid Row,” Walker said. “It’s not a vacation spot.”

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Sonder: Voices Of Skid Row

Comments (0) | aid, change, Christian, Columnists, Drugs, Homelessness, homelessness awareness, Hope, human, humanity, Hunger, inspiration, Los Angeles, mission, poverty, Skid Row, social justice, sonder, USC, voices

Jason Cheng
Columnist

Flowers bloom in dark rooms - and that's just the beginning.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

No Room At The Table: America's Bans On Feeding The Homeless

Comments (0) | 2014, America, arrest, California, charity, coalition, community, cooking, criminalization of food sharing, diversity, economy, Food, Health, holiday, holidays, human rights, Law, legislation, Los Angeles, National, poverty, Psychology, society, thanksgiving, trending, youth homelessness

Ft. Lauderdale legislation against feeding the homeless clearly isn't stopping Arnold Abbott. (@youngestbrother/Twitter)

Christine Walsvick

L.A. is one of many cities trying to make it a crime to feed the homeless.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

What’s Wrong With The Homeless Bill Of Rights?

Comments (2) | city parks, criminalization of food sharing, criminalization of homeless, food sharing, gentrification, hate crimes against homeless, homeless, homeless bill of rights, homeless discrimination, homeless issues, homeless rights, homeless shelters, Homelessness, human rights, hygiene, Long Beach, Los Angeles, national coalition for the homeless, Opinion, poor, poverty, public beaches, Skid Row, SoCal, Southern California

Marisa Zocco
Contributor

We should give the homeless our parks, not our curbs.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

USC Habitat For Humanity Builds Families A Better Future

Comments (0) | affordable housing, Alternative Spring Break, Arts+Culture, ASB, fundraiser, habitat for humanity, Habitat for Humanity fundraiser, Homelessness, poverty, USC Habitat for Humanity, USC ZBT, Zeta Beta Tau

The USC chapter of Habitat for Humanity contributes to building and renovating sites throughout L.A. (Facebook - USC Habitat)

Alana Bracken
Staff Reporter

And how are you spending your Saturdays?

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Buzz

Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Ahead Of The Curve On Minimum Wage

Comments (0) | ban tipping, Brian Oliveira, Christian Mora, co-op, column, corporate responsibility, economy, Girard Brasserie and Bruncherie, health care, job killer, jobs, living wage, low wage workers, minimum wage, Opinion, poverty, raise minium wage, raise the minimum wage, raise the wage campaign, the war at home, the war at home column, Wal-Mart, worker benefits, worker co-op, worker pay, Workers' Rights

(@GuardiansUS/Twitter)

Corinne Gaston
Deputy Opinion Editor

Should businesses be responsible for worker well-being?

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