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  • Skid Row Stands Up Bulletin #2, September 1st 2024

    Sweeper, no sweeping! On June 28 the Supreme Court made it legal for cities to fine and arrest homeless people for camping on the street. Governor Gavin Newsom took the cue, and threatened to strip funding from cities and counties that aren’t rounding up the homeless hard enough. Newsom even personally threw away homeless people’s […]

  • Skid Row Stands Up Bulletin #1, July 16 2024

    Mayor Karen Bass deployed her Inside Safe initiative at the end of 2022 claiming she wants to fix the long-standing homelessness problem in Los Angeles. She’s got her sights set on the Olympics and the World Cup that will bring billions of dollars in investment and tourism to the businesses of the area. This program […]

  • SPEAK OUT in Skid Row September 7th!

    SPEAK OUT in Skid Row September 7th!

    This Saturday, September 7th at 5 pm at the Madison Hotel, 423 E 7th St, Los Angeles, Dare to Struggle and Skid Row Stands Up will SPEAK OUT against the deplorable conditions in the hotels, shelters, and interim ‘housing’ for the homeless, as well as the hell on the streets. Criminal slumlords leave the people […]