Downtown Los Angeles community members voted narrowly against forming a separate neighborhood council for skid row, the city’s epicenter of homelessness, according to unofficial results tallied late Thursday. Vote for proposed Skid Row Neighborhood Council People with ties to downtown L.A. voted in an election, which concluded Thursday, to determine whether skid row gets its own neighborhood council and, potentially, a stronger voice in shaping its future. People with ties to downtown L.A. voted in an election, which concluded Thursday, to determine whether skid row gets its own neighborhood council and, potentially, a stronger voice in shaping its future. Members of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council mounted an online opposition campaign, accusing breakaway organizers of trying to maintain skid row as a homeless haven. As many as 2,000 people live outdoors on skid row sidewalks, and social service providers and police say their plight has never been worse.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 07, 2017 11:00 UTC