LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – At least 50 people have been arrested in connection with a two-year investigation into drug dealing on Skid Row, authorities reported Friday. Along with the arrests, ...

Estela Lopez doesn’t leave her office in Skid Row much these days, but when I drop by to meet her, the first place she wants me to see is what’s known in this besieged and neglected district as a ...

Tents lined up on San Pedro St. on Skid Row, downtown Los Angeles in April 2021. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Skid row's flagship owner and operator of subsidized housing is on the verge of ...

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As the city of Los Angeles has experienced record-breaking rain this winter, frequent cold temperatures, and not enough shelter beds to go around, city officials and a non-profit have been stuck in a ...

A bicycle connectivity and pedestrian safety program in Skid Row will benefit from $47.5 million in funding from a state grant, City Councilman Kevin de León announced Wednesday. The funding is the ...

For more than a century, skid row has been a community of last resort. In the early 20th century, it was the area, on the east side of downtown, where the railroad ended, depositing immigrants and men ...