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An unhoused person pushes a cart of belongings past tents lining a street in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. (Michael Diebert)
Tents line the sidewalk along San Pedro Street in the Skid Row neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles, April 27, 2026. (Michael Diebert)
Tents line a sidewalk as a Metro bus passes through the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. (Michael Diebert)
An unhoused man sits on a sidewalk along Sixth Street across from tents and a line of people outside the Midnight Mission in downtown Los Angeles. (Michael Diebert)
Oceanwide Plaza is seen through a metal security fence in downtown Los Angeles on May 18, 2026. (Michael Diebert)
Graffiti covers the upper floors of Oceanwide Plaza in downtown Los Angeles on May 18, 2026. (Michael Diebert)
Oceanwide Plaza, aka "the Graffiti Towers," an abandoned mixed-use development covered in graffiti, stands across from Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles on May 18, 2026. (Michael Diebert)
An unhoused person sits beside a small fire on Skid Row in Los Angeles on May 18, 2026. (Michael Diebert)
Antonio, an elderly unhoused man, sits on a sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA, June 05, 2026. (Michael Diebert)
Darryl, an unhoused man, sits on the sidewalk as pedestrians pass by on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA. June 05, 2026. (Michael Diebert)
Ryan, an unhoused man, poses for a photo along Hollywood Boulevard. Los Angeles, CA, June 5, 2026. (Michael Diebert)
Judy, an unhoused woman in a wheelchair, eats a hamburger near the intersection of 6th Street in the Skid Row neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA, June 05, 2026. (Michael Diebert)