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Coronavirus and the unhoused
One frequent issue for people experiencing homelessness is hygiene -- how to keep clean when you don’t have ready access to running water, soap, a shower, clean clothes. That’s a particular dilemma now with the spread of the coronavirus.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenOne frequent issue for people experiencing homelessness is hygiene -- how to keep clean when you don’t have ready access to running water, soap, a shower, clean clothes. That’s a particular dilemma now with the spread of the coronavirus. So how are LA officials helping them?
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3 storiesCoronavirus and homelessness: How is LA protecting people on the streets?
One frequent issue for people experiencing homelessness is hygiene -- how to keep clean when you don’t have ready access to running water, soap, a shower, clean clothes.
Read the story8 minOn Skid Row, a pop-up beauty shop offers dignity to the most vulnerable
For most of the week, the adjacent streets around Skid Row’s Fred Jordan Mission are lined up with tents and a makeshift community of unhoused residents.
Read the story9 min99-year-old LA artist Luchita Hurtado gets first solo retrospective at LACMA
Rising to fame in the art world, especially for women, is no easy feat. Rising to the level of having your first solo retrospective at a renowned museum the same year you turn 100 -- impossible.
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