Photos: Vote for proposed Skid Row Neighborhood Council

People line up to vote on the corner of 5th and San Julian streets in the skid row neighborhood of Los Angeles.

People line up to vote on the corner of 5th and San Julian streets in the skid row neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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April 6, 2017 7:06 PM PT

People with ties to downtown L.A. voted Thursday to determine whether skid row is allowed to form its own neighborhood council. Most of skid row is now represented by the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council, whose board is dominated by loft owners, market-rate apartment renters and business interests.

Skid Row Neighborhood Council vote

General Jeff Page, right, an organizer of the proposed Skid Row Neighborhood Council, greets passersby on Los Angeles’ skid row.

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Skid Row Neighborhood Council vote

People wait in line to vote in the skid row neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Skid Row Neighborhood Council vote

Kenneth Broom, left, and Margarito Martinez, right, wait in line across the street from San Julian Park in L.A.’s skid row.

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Skid Row Neighborhood Council vote

People line up to vote on the corner of 5th and San Julian streets on skid row.

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Skid Row Neighborhood Council vote

Larry Dun stands in the street near the entrance of San Julian Park in Los Angeles’ skid row.

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Skid Row Neighborhood Council vote

Cocoa Sherry Write, left, and Twin Skid Row, right, hug in San Julian Park in Los Angeles’ skid row.

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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