Greater LA
How to clean the streets where thousands of Angelenos live
Homeless numbers in LA County are up, again, to almost 60,000. Many homeless people live on the streets with limited access to bathroom facilities and trash pick-up.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenHomeless numbers in LA County are up, again, to almost 60,000. Many homeless people live on the streets with limited access to bathroom facilities and trash pick-up. The sanitation department tries to keep the streets clean with "street sweeps,” but that can be a harsh process for those who have no other place to keep their personal belongings. And Michelin and its stars are back in Southern California after almost a decade. Who's in, and who isn't?
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3 stories‘They throw away your food. My god, we’re homeless people’
It’s 8 a.m. on a Monday morning, and Antonio Alvarez is helping his friend move everything she owns across the street. First he moves some blankets; a rug; some dog food. And finally, the largest item: her tent.
Read the story14 minAfter more than a century of family ownership, the Bakersfield Californian is on sale
One of California’s last major family-owned newspapers is being sold. The Harrell-Fritts family announced it will be selling the Bakersfield Californian after 122 years of ownership. We take a look inside the buyer, Sound News Media.
Read the story5 minWhich LA restaurants received Michelin stars (and which didn’t)
It’s been nearly a decade since any Southern California restaurants could boast of a Michelin star.
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