Short Stuff: Skid Row (not the band)

Join Josh, Chuck, and Jerry for this crusade-focused episode about Los Angeles's historic Skid Row, a 50-block area in downtown LA that's home to thousands of unhoused people and has roots stretching back to the railroad era of the 1870s. The guys explore how Skid Row evolved from a rough-and-tumble workers' neighborhood into a contained zone for the extremely low-income population, and dig into the current threats to the area including aging single-room occupancy hotels, financial troubles among housing providers, and major development plans that could transform the neighborhood. It's a timely look at urban housing policy, gentrification, and what the future might hold for one of America's most complex and challenging neighborhoods.