So has the notion that it’s merely homes that the unhoused need. 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 ...

Alcaraz told the students about his book featuring Amaya, a girl who turns a neglected city lot into a thriving garden.

But for the people who live there, it’s a neighborhood with codes and customs all its own. Skid Row has existed for at least a century, but it wasn't until the 1970s that it became the sprawling ...