Panhandling: A Give-and-Take : 'The Sidewalks Are the Property of the People of the City of Los Angeles' Mike Neely is founder of the Homeless Outreach Program, which hires street people to direct others on Skid Row toward social services. Neely, a recovered drug addict and former homeless person, is concerned about recent efforts by Downtown business associations to curb panhandling. He was interviewed by Iris Yokoi. and
Panhandling: A Give-and-Take : 'The Main Thing Is to Put People in Touch With the Services That Can Help Them' Randall Villareal is the general manager of the Biltmore Hotel and heads the Downtown Safe and Clean program, in which businesses use their own security guards and crews to remove graffiti and clean sidewalks. The program also directs panhandlers to local shelters and social service agencies. Villareal was interviewed by Iris Yokoi.
Style: Architecture : Grandeur Central JOSEPH GIOVANNINI, New York writer - architect Giovannini last wrote about Manhattan's Holocaust Museum for this magazine
Four New Lines Set Sail for 'Niche' Markets SHIRLEY SLATER and HARRY BASCH, Slater and Basch travel as guests of the cruise lines. Cruise Views appears the first and third week of every month.
Lessons Learned From a Lease-Option CATHERINE VALERIOTE, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Valeriote is a writer and producer who is taking time off to care for her daughters
Realty Info as Near as a Keyboard H. JANE LEHMAN, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Lehman is a Washington, D.C., free-lance real estate writer whose work has appeared in numerous newspapers, including The Washington Post and The Times
What Are Deadlines for Slow Treasurer? JAN HICKENBOTTOM, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Hickenbottom is a past president of the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI), a national nonprofit research and educational organization