Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

Skid Row dogs have been the subject of outrage by animal activists for years Credit: Stand Up For Pits Foundation/Rebecca Corry The puppies were sick, emaciated, crowded in a cage that acted as a ...

The Los Angeles Planning Commission approved the $2 billion Fourth & Central project planned for Skid Row. The development includes nearly 1,600 units, with almost 250 set aside as affordable housing, ...

Skid Row dogs have been the subject of outrage by animal activists for years Credit: Stand Up For Pits Foundation/Rebecca Corry The founder of Stand Up for Pits Foundation is demanding a meeting with ...

Larger than life: Sebastian Bach at Limelight Club, New York, June 1, 1993. (Photo by Steve Eichner via Getty Images) Before the chimes of his doorbell stop echoing, Sebastian Bach throws open the ...

Before the chimes of his doorbell stop echoing, Sebastian Bach throws open the front door of his Las Vegas home. His 6’4” frame fills the doorway, his iconic voice as recognizable when he speaks as ...

Animal advocates and law enforcement recently worked together to check on and rescue dogs on Skid Row. The group, Starts With One Today, has been working on Skid Row for years and is hopeful about a ...

While other cities are criminalizing homelessness, Los Angeles is testing compassion with a new harm reduction campus offering shelter, health services, and hope. While Cities Pass Laws That Punish ...

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Los Angeles County administrators say the new Skid Row Care Campus in downtown L.A. is the nation's first community-designed homeless services campus. The 36,000-square-foot site, which opened in May, ...

A team of punk music-loving Yorkers are planning to bring a full-time live music venue back to York with the help of crowdfunding. Through an online fundraiser organized by Rita and William Whitney, ...

Osbourne passed away in Birmingham, England, “surrounded by love” Tuesday morning, acording to USA Today. Osbourne's solo band featured Jackson native Zakk Wylde on guitar. Georgies Bar, located at ...