The images are hard to ignore: ratty, rodent-infested, tarp tents crammed together on public sidewalks next to piles of trash, human excrement, and used condoms. That s the daily snapshot from Los Angeles s Skid Row.
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Mayor Linda Gorton and representatives from various city departments detailed their action plans to deal with an ice storm which was expected to move through Lexington starting Thursday afternoon.
With the bitter cold expected to hang around Lexington, the Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention is keeping its Community Winter Weather Response Plan active through Monday.