San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan visited Skid Row on March 17, backing involuntary treatment for unhoused people. He called L.A.'s homeless crisis a policy failure and says he'll hold cities, counties, and ...

LOS ANGELES — Standing on a busy street in Skid Row on a recent sunny day, Mary Marfisee tried to block out street noise as she popped her stethoscope into her ears. Dozens of people were milling ...

A mobile cancer screening van parked outside one of Skid Row’s largest homeless shelters on Wednesday, offering routine mammograms to residents and passersby in what organizers said was the first ...

Raines’s nonprofit Beauty 2 The Streetz remembered the activist for “her tireless advocacy, deep compassion, and unwavering commitment” to helping those in need Shirley Raines — the activist known for ...

INGLEWOOD, CA, UNITED STATES, January 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — (INGLEWOOD, CA) – Leader in homeless, criminal justice and healthcare reform advocacy, Pastor ...

Shirley Raines — the activist known for distributing food, hygiene products and other resources to Skid Row's homeless community — died at age 58 Raines’s nonprofit Beauty 2 The Streetz confirmed her ...