Housing & Homelessness
Pets’ Landing, a quarterly project by the People Concern’s K9 Connection program, provides medical care, grooming and equipment to pets on Skid Row.
Sept. 18, 2024
California
Jarvis Jay Masters, who gained national attention after Oprah Winfrey selected his autobiography for her influential book club in 2022, has maintained his innocence in the killing of a San Quentin correctional officer.
Sept. 10, 2024
Obituaries
Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history for many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials died Sunday
Sept. 1, 2024
The group of mostly male sea lions travels every year from the Channel Islands to rest and feed; they usually stay along adjacent beaches but this time, they decided to call San Carlos Beach their home.
Aug. 21, 2024
A man was fatally shot in Skid Row after an argument that was captured on surveillance video, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Aug. 17, 2024
L.A. County has seen a decrease of nearly 14% in the homeless population on Skid Row under a project launched a year ago.
Aug. 13, 2024
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge signed off on Wednesday on a $10 million deal to sell 17 homeless housing properties to Beverly Hills developer Leo Pustilnikov.
Aug. 7, 2024
Beverly Hills developer Leo Pustilnikov will buy 17 homeless housing properties in Skid Row out of receivership. The deal is to be approved next month.
July 29, 2024
L.A. Influential
Michael Weinstein runs the largest AIDS charity in the world. But now he’s shaking up another critical aspect of Los Angeles life: housing.
June 30, 2024
After a failed bid downtown a decade ago, developer Leo Pustilnikov is on the verge of a massive real estate deal in Skid Row, adding to his large portfolio across Southern California.
July 11, 2024