"Gun for Sale". That caught my attention as it was a first. After a year on Skid Row there are few things that remain in which there can be a "first".
I was almost on my block when the man,dressed in black pants and shirt uttered those words. In whose hands is it more dangerous, the person who is selling or the purchaser?
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Last night I went to the Residential committee meeting of DLANC. It appears to me that these volunteers go to at least one meeting each and every night. I can see why Garza learned so much. There is detailed discussion on every City of Los Angeles topic.
Last night they discussed, the new logo for DLANC. In addition to that, I believe there was some discussion about Kiosks for pets.
I am definitely not clear on it.
At the general Dlanc meeting tonight, there was a presentation from a Metro Representative. He discussed how studies are being undertaken to discover ways that Metro Transit can utilize to make access to Downtown Los Angeles easier using the transit system..
There was also some discussion about bringing back the Broadway street car.
No doubt, if one gets involved with Dlanc, you will learn alot about how the city operates. It is like going back to school.
I am tired. Going to sleep. Good night all.
Oh yes, The female TV news anchors were on Skid Row today giving away computers. I think it is called the School on Wheels program.
Office Max was a participant as well.
Obama won tonight. That is the news for today. Good night.
Lesley Taplin
Skid Row's Best Friend
Feed It!
About Me
- skidrowscribe
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Living in downtown Los Angeles on a new adventure, I landed on Skid Row in the month of February,2007, shell shocked and traumatized by the events of the previous months. I entered a world full of many contrasts. Kind, caring supportive individuals. Cruel, blood sucking predators. Men and women who walk the streets with courageous dignity and those whose job it is to strip them of that dignity every day. A place of quaint warmth and beauty, and at the same time a harsh, cold and vicious jungle. I have experienced the toughest streets of Philadelphia and Harlem, New York as well as the shanty towns and favelas of Brazil. Yet nothing compares to what you feel when you are in Skid Row. Social Scientists from around the world come here to study it. Every social illness has its place in Skid Row. They come to learn about its effect on people. They leave learning more about themselves- their prejudices and the fear of what they do not know. There is nothing like it. This journal is about my experiences at the University of Skid Row.
2 comments:
Walter, what happened to the daily updates of fresh new information?
Keep up the good work!
computer problems. access difficulites. I have not deviated from my regimen.
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