Tag Archives: homeless

Living under the 7th Street Bridge in LA

Photo: Francine Orr I don’t remember seeing many homeless people living along the LA River section that I was in back in November of last year, but I’m sure some still call it home. This photo story from 2009 profiles … Continue reading

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Mentally-ill man in Fullerton tased repeatedly by police, dies of injuries

This is so damn sad and unnecessary I think. A mentally-ill and homeless man named Kelly Thomas in Fullerton, California was tased at least 5 times by police for resisting arrest on July 5, 2011. Police not only tased Kelly … Continue reading

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Pass The Bucket with Ryan Hudson

The Pass The Bucket video series continues with a look into the life of Ryan Hudson, a former homeless kid who discovered snowboarding at the age of 15 through the Outdoor Outreach Program at the Toussaint Academy in Downtown San … Continue reading

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Voices In The Tunnels movie trailer

Journeyman Pictures ventures in search of a NYC urban legend about “mole people” living in the NYC Subway system. If you’ve ever read Jennifer Toth’s book The Mole People you’ll know that there’s at least some truth to this myth. … Continue reading

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The tunnels underneath Las Vegas

It’s really annoying that I cannot embed this video, but this was just too good to pass up. In this ABC News report by Lisa Ling, she joins urban explorer and author of Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in … Continue reading

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CBS 60 Minutes: Homeless Kids

This is just a teaser for tonight’s CBS 60 Minutes segment on rising poverty rates in children, but even so, this short clip has struck me deep down inside. The report by Scott Pelley follows a group of children in … Continue reading

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