Definition of SKID ROW

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The deal ended a legal battle with skid row residents and their advocates, who argued that the law trampled on the rights of homeless people who had nowhere else to go. — Shelby Grad, latimes.com, "Essential California: Is sleeping on the streets a crime?," 23 June 2018 Roughly 4,300 homeless people leave in skid row community in Los Angeles, near where Sunday’s attacks occurred, the paper reported citing a report released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority earlier this year. — Benjamin Brown, Fox News, "3 homeless men in critical condition after bat attack, LAPD hunts for suspect," 18 Sep. 2018 Kashner said Markle developed a keen sense of social justice at a young age thanks to her mother who would often bring her to feed the homeless on skid row. — CBS News, "Meghan Markle’s road to royalty," 19 May 2018 Kashner said Markle developed a keen sense of social justice at a young age thanks to her mother who would often bring her to feed the homeless on skid row. — CBS News, "Meghan Markle’s road to royalty," 19 May 2018 In 2016, a Hawaiian Gardens hospital agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the city for sending a homeless woman to skid row with no identification and wearing only paper pajamas. — Cynthia Hubert, sacbee, "‘It was a scary thing.’ Hospital dumps senior at homeless shelter. He’s not the first," 8 Jan. 2018 Kashner said Markle developed a keen sense of social justice at a young age thanks to her mother who would often bring her to feed the homeless on skid row. — CBS News, "Meghan Markle’s road to royalty," 19 May 2018 Kashner said Markle developed a keen sense of social justice at a young age thanks to her mother who would often bring her to feed the homeless on skid row. — CBS News, "Meghan Markle’s road to royalty," 19 May 2018 Kashner said Markle developed a keen sense of social justice at a young age thanks to her mother who would often bring her to feed the homeless on skid row. — CBS News, "Meghan Markle’s road to royalty," 19 May 2018

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