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    Health Conditions on LA's Skid Row

    Last year, Federal Judge Philip Gutierrez ordered the LAPD to stop seizing what looked like abandoned property on the sidewalks of Skid Row. That gave homeless people a chance to leave their belongings outside while they went inside for food, showers or social services.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Last year, Federal Judge Philip Gutierrez ordered the LAPD to stop seizing what looked like abandoned property on the sidewalks of Skid Row. That gave homeless people a chance to leave their belongings outside while they went inside for food, showers or social services. Now the County Department of Public Health has ordered a cleanup because of what it calls immediate risks to public health. What about personal property? Ryan Vaillancourt is a staff writer for the LA Downtown News.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Ryan Vaillancourt

      Los Angeles Downtown News

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Wages and Working Conditions in the Restaurant Business
    1. 0:00Health Conditions on LA's Skid RowYou’re reading this
    2. 7:37Have You Eaten Out Lately?
    3. 27:04Cyberwarfare in the Era of Stuxnet and Flame
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