SKID ROW - Los Angeles Downtown - Homeless after storm - New Years Day 2021 - GoPro footage MTB

"Rape, murder, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away....
Mmm, a flood is threatening
my very life today...
Gimme, gimme shelter,
Or I'm gonna fade away"
We just had a massive storm hit LA so a lot of people were still recovering and drying out their homes. GoPro, Helmet Cam.

Skid Row. A neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles. Aka Central City East.
Population 4,757 . One of the largest stable populations of homeless people in the United States and has been known for its condensed homeless population since the 1930s. Its long history of police raids, targeted city initiatives, and homelessness advocacy make it one of the most notable districts in Los Angeles.

Covering fifty city blocks (2.71 sq mi) immediately east of downtown Los Angeles, Skid Row is bordered by Third Street to the north, Seventh Street to the south, Alameda Street to the east, and Main Street to the west.

In April 2006, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in its suit against the city of Los Angeles. The court stated that "the LAPD cannot arrest people for sitting, lying, or sleeping on public sidewalks in Skid Row." The court said that the anti-camping ordinance is "one of the most restrictive municipal laws regulating public spaces in the United States."

The ACLU sought a compromise in which the LAPD would be barred from arresting homeless people or confiscating their possessions on Skid Row between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. The compromise plan, which was accepted by the city of Los Angeles, permits sleeping on the sidewalk except "within 10 feet of any business or residential entrance" and only between these hours.

Downtown development business interests and the Central City East Association (CCEA) came out against the compromise. On September 20, 2006, the Los Angeles City Council voted to reject the compromise. On October 3, 2006, police arrested Skid Row's transients for sleeping on the streets for the first time in months. On October 10, 2006, under pressure from the ACLU, the city tacitly agreed to the compromise by declining to appeal the court's decision.

The city came to an agreement in May 2019 that removed the limit on the number of possessions kept on the street in the neighborhood. The agreement allows the city to still seize any items that threaten public safety and health, as well as large “bulky items.” This includes most pieces of furniture or appliances. Items that do not fall into those categories will be stored for 90 days. If an item is deemed important enough, such as medication, it must be able to be claimed within 24 hours

Services for homeless people in Los Angeles are centralized in Skid Row. Examples include the Volunteers of America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteers_of_America
the Union Rescue Mission,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Gospel_Rescue_Missions
The Jonah Project, Downtown Mental Health (a branch of the Department of Mental Health), LAMP, Downtown Women's Center, The Weingart Foundation, Los Angeles Mission, Fred Jordan Mission, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul's Cardinal Manning Center and Midnight Mission. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Mission

In 2007, Union Rescue Mission opened Hope Gardens, a facility outside of Skid Row which is exclusively for women and children

Shot on a GoPro Hero7 mounted on a Uvex full face helmet (4k)

Electric Road Warrior uses :
Kona Process 153 FS 27.7" MTB
Bafang BBSHD Mid Drive .
A Luna DireWolf 52v 21.5 ah battery . https://lunacycle.com/52v-luna-direwolf-ebike-battery/
RockShox Recon 29" front forks .
Rockshox Monarch Plus RC rear shock.
Schwalbe Super Moto X 2.8 tires.
Luna Eclipse 40t front chainring, https://lunacycle.com/
Wolf 20t rear cog single speed.
Wipperman e-bike chain.
Yeti grips
Brooks leather B67 saddle. https://www.brooksengland.com/en_us/b67.html?cId=92-item-135
Shimano 203mm RT-76 front rotor , Shimano RT-66 rear rotor with Semi Metallic pads
EggRider display https://eggrider.com/

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