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Activists Undermine San Francisco's No Sitting Law with DIY Benches

San Francisco made sitting or lying on the sidewalk illegal, so a group of activists has started installing benches in public under cover of night.

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The GOOD 100: Fewer Streets

Blockade Parade How closing streets can actually reduce traffic As the city of Vancouver prepared to...

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On Skid Row: God

People living on Skid Row have often severed their earthly relationships. Union Rescue Mission's Orlando Ward and Skid Row preacher Pastor...

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On Skid Row: Drugs

In the shadow of Los Angeles's glimmering financial district skyscrapers, Skid Row is "like Vegas for junkies." Choc Nitty started selling...

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On Skid Row: Kids

Franklin Arburtha carries the mantle of disenfranchised youth on Skid Row. But the deck is stacked against anyone who's lived here-especially...

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On Skid Row: Introduction

Los Angeles's police chief called Skid Row "the worst social disaster in America." It's a frightening sight from a moving car. Sam Slovick...