SKID ROW REACTS: LA Keeps Throwing Money At The Crisis—And Nothing Changes
People on Skid Row describe a city overwhelmed by addiction, crime, needles and pipes being handed out on the streets, and homelessness spreading far beyond downtown LA.
Residents say billions of dollars have been spent on homelessness programs, yet conditions continue getting worse as tents, drug use, and mental health crises spread across Los Angeles. Many question where the money has gone and why the city continues funding programs they believe are failing the people living on the streets.
Billions are being spent, the system is broken, and many residents say city leaders lost control of the crisis years ago.