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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.

MADE by DWC: Shop To Stop Homelessness

Comments (0) | California, holiday, homeless, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Skid Row, women

Joy Hahn
Contributor

The Downtown Women’s Center helps tackle homelessness on Skid Row in Los Angeles.

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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 Weingart Center For The Homeless: A New Type Of Investment

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Marina Peña
Contributor

L.A. officials must do more to support innovative solutions to homelessness.

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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

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.

True Grassroots Efforts at Work Against Highland Park’s Homelessness Problem

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Sara Tiano
Editor-at-Large

Despite a growing homeless population, Northeast LA is sorely lacking in services.

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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.

Vets Helping Vets On Art Walk

Comments (0) | Art Walk, arts district, Arts+Culture, Homelessness, LA Art Walk, Skid Row, veterans

Ron Crockett stands on South Main Street handing out food to the homeless and telling people about homeless veterans. (Cameron Q

Cameron Quon
Staff Reporter/Video Producer

Two previously homeless men promote awareness for veterans' rights at the Art Walk.

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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.

LAPD Fatally Shoots Man on Skid Row

Comments (1) | Downtown LA, gun, homeless, homeless tent, LA, Los Angeles, police, police shooting, shooting, Skid Row

Rebecca Gibian
Senior News Editor

Graphic video footage shows the preceding scuffle and eventual shooting.

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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.

Voices Of Skid Row: Kenny

Comments (2) | California, church, Columnists, Compound, Getty, Homelessness, j. paul getty, Los Angeles, malibu, mission, Music, musician, personal, service, Skid Row, sonder, story, testimony, travel

Jason Cheng
Columnist

One man on Skid Row describes his childhood at one of the richest estates in America.

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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.

Voices Of Skid Row: Monica

Comments (0) | abuse, aid, Alcohol, Columnists, diabetes, Downtown, Drugs, faith, Food, Homelessness, homelessness awareness, hungry, Illness, Los Angeles, Monday Night Mission, needs, rape, safety, sexual assault, shelter, Skid Row, sonder, Trauma, women

Jason Cheng
Columnist

It is almost impossible to go hungry in Skid Row. But hunger isn't the only hardship for 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.

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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