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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Railroad Bob: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by palmland: [qb] I am surprised with the apparent emphasis on the homeless by private charities that they haven't sponsored a mission near the station. [/qb][/QUOTE]There's at least 3 of these places not too far from LAUS, Palmland. Big ones too, the Fred Jordan mission is one. LA is a whole different story than other smaller cities where the homeless gather. I think LA is #1 in the nation for sheer numbers due to not-brutal winters and other reasons. The city tried to do an actual headcount not long ago and came up with some staggering number. Many of these ppl do not like to go to the missions for myriad reasons; cannot take their shopping carts, can't actively drink or shoot up in the mission, you get the idea. Many Angelenos (I consider myself one even though I'm retired in San Diego now) try their best to help/contribute to improving the lot of the street ppl. There are countless programs, agencies, etc but the reality of life in Los Angeles is pretty hard. It's always been a hard city, even considering it's cheery image of swaying fan palms, creative people, movie stars, incredible diversity of world cultures, food, etc. But it's one heck of a mean city and a tough place to survive in; maybe that's another reason why there are so many homeless? I used to work on the edge of LA's "skid row" and remember one guy in particular we found sleeping in one of the Amtrak coaches on a storage track. White guy; he had been a stockbroker and lost it all in one of the big crashes. Wife left him, everything went bad and he spiraled downhill. Alcohol/drugs. Told his story, then quietly moved off the property. It was a real lesson for me. Sorry to spin off Mr. ALweg's thread a bit, but since we're talking about the homeless there's my .02 cents. The face of homelessness can take many appearances. I don't mean to sound "preachy" to anyone; sorry if the post came off that way! [/QB][/QUOTE]
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