Skid Row
What We Know About the Mentally Ill Homeless Man Killed by the LAPD
Known alternately as "Africa" and "Cameroon," the victim of Sunday's LAPD shooting did drugs, but also maintained a deep spirituality and struggled with mental problems.
What I Learned Writing About Bad Cops for a Year and a Half
I've been writing this Bad Cop Blotter column for more than 18 months, and the pre-Ferguson, post-Ferguson divide is palpable—if only in a media-giving-a-shit kind of a way.
'Disturbing' Video Shows LAPD Cops Shoot Man Dead In Skid Row Neighborhood
Police said that they used a Taser to subdue the man, but this was deemed “ineffective.” A video if the incident has already been viewed over 5 million times.
LAPD Officers Shot and Killed a Man on Skid Row in Broad Daylight Sunday
A Facebook video of the shooting quickly racked up millions of views.
You Can Stay in a Tent in LA's Skid Row for $10 a Night
Barry Boen used Airbnb to rent out a tent in LA's famously impoverished area, a project he claims is an attempt to force people to talk about issues in the neighborhood.
Cue the Guitar Solos, Here Are Ten Hott Hair Metal Love Ballads for Valentine's Day
Break out the Trojans and the Aqua Net.
Photos of Christmas Decorations in Depressing Places
Whether it's at the DMV, a cemetery, or a building where children go to be treated for cancer, everyone seems keen to spread a little festive cheer.
This LA Graffiti Artist Incorporates Homeless People into His Pieces
Does Skid Robot's work exploit homeless people, draw attention to their plight, or some combination of the two?
Phil Varone Had Three Mother-Daughter Threesomes on One Poison Tour
We spoke to the former Skid Row drummer about groupies and his new swinger porn career.
Inside the Tunnels Las Vegas's Homeless Population Calls Home
In the 1990s, the Hydro Conduit Corporation began building storm-drainage tunnels in Las Vegas to protect the tourist destination from raging flash floods. Today, the tunnels house the city's homeless population.
Gentrification Comes to LA’s Skid Row, and the Homeless Get the Shaft
How the poor are being pushed out of downtown Los Angeles.
Photos of the Only Worldly Possessions of LA's Homeless Population
I went down to Skid Row to document the homeless population and the things they choose to keep in the face of the city of Los Angeles's desire to seize items that they deem to be hazardous garbage.