Skid Row project.Regarding the article headlined "Frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: Sterling Could Abandon Skid Row skid row a run-down area frequented by alcoholics. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Alcoholism Skid Row district of down-and-outs and bums. [Am. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 1008] See : Failure Project" (Nov. 20), I cannot believe the lack of political support for Mr. Donald Sterling's proposal to invest $62 million on housing for the homeless in Skid Row. You allude to allude to verb refer to, suggest, mention, speak of, imply, intimate, hint at, remark on, insinuate, touch upon see see, elude the city government not being interested in a permanent resources center that could attract more homeless to the area or entrench en·trench also in·trench v. en·trenched, en·trench·ing, en·trench·es v.tr. 1. To provide with a trench, especially for the purpose of fortifying or defending. 2. the homeless already there. With all due respect, that is idiotic thinking and I've heard that story since 1976. What they want is to convert as much of Skid Row property to business use for the toy and garment industry and other businesses in the area that are growing. I am pro business, but I have never supported this concept. If they succeed in reducing the physical size of Skid Row, they will simply create Skid Rows all over the city and other cities. There will always be a population that can only exist in a Skid Row and they need the support of the social service, governmental and charitable organizations This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. . In 1976 I created the Skid Row Development Corp. and it in turn developed Transition House, an immensely successful operation that dealt with homeless people who did not have an addiction problem. They were people who were just down on their luck, at that time two-thirds of the people in Skid Row. I think Mr. Sterling's concept should be considered seriously. Harold L. Katz Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Note: Katz was chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Central Business District Redevelopment Project from 1976 to 1978 and founder and director of the Skid Row Development Corp. |
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