Entries from LAist tagged with 'unionrescuemission'
January 27, 2008
LA's homeless population is filling up local shelters, with some trying to gain permission from officials to allow people to stay inside 24 hours a day. Extra cots have been set up, and shelters like the Union Rescue Mission are at capacity. Many Southern California Edison customers found themselves without power last night thanks to the weather. The primary concentration of outages was in the Lake Arrowhead area. Traffic woes: Roads through Griffith Park were......
Continue Reading "Sunday Morning Winter Storm Lowdown"June 16, 2007
- Pod Killer: 4 dolphins have been shot to death and discovered between Carlsbad State Beach and Oceanside Harbor between May 29 and June 5. - Tweaked: More police officers, extra cones, Scott Avenue, a lane on the 110 Freeway = better Dodger Parking? You be the judge. - Finally: The disputed Union Rescue Mission, which will serve more than 200 women and children off skid row and into transitional housing, can finally open its......
Continue Reading "A.M. News: Chill Out & Let the Road Rage Subside"March 23, 2006
Just like Reservoir Dogs, the MTA is running out of colors. So far there is no Pink Line, but a possible Aqua Line has people wondering about the color-coding system. We suggest Chartreuse, Fuchsia, and Burnt Sienna. The Union Rescue Mission has captured an obvious skid row "dumping" incident on video: a taxi pulled up near its door and released a 63-year-old woman in a hospital gown and slippers. When she wandered into the......
Continue Reading "AM news: Why do I have to be Mr. Pink?"February 23, 2006
If you want to search for treaure in LA, you'll need a bicycle, $6, a backpack, a Polaroid with film, a couple of friends and the afternoon of Sunday March 12th. The very first LA Treasure Hunt will benefit the Union Rescue Mission, and it's bikes only. No cars allowed. This is brought to you by the people who did the LA Scavenger Hunt, which was considered fun by some and disorganized by others.......
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