The Economic Brink

<b>THE ECONOMIC BRINK:</b> Albert Grimes, with his girlfriend, Jacqueline Harvey, has endured a difficult year. He and his family were evicted in February from their apartment on Fedora Street. And then in July, Grimes left his job as a security guard at Ernst & Young Plaza downtown. He and Harvey now rent a two-room Hollywood walk-up for $875 a month, or more than 40% of their income.

( Béatrice de Géa / LAT )

THE ECONOMIC BRINK: Albert Grimes, with his girlfriend, Jacqueline Harvey, has endured a difficult year. He and his family were evicted in February from their apartment on Fedora Street. And then in July, Grimes left his job as a security guard at Ernst & Young Plaza downtown. He and Harvey now rent a two-room Hollywood walk-up for $875 a month, or more than 40% of their income.

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