Skid Row’s toilet crisis: how a basic necessity became a political battle
by Maylin Tu in Los Angeles from US news | The Guardian on (#66R7A)
The neighborhood is home to 4,400 unhoused people. Its restroom options fall short of the UN standard for refugee camps
This story was supported by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project
The sun is rising over Skid Row as a crane slowly lifts a shiny, two-unit toilet from the back of a truck and on to the sidewalk. The new bathroom - rectangular and off-white with a ventilated roof - is replacing another unit that has stood on this corner for over 15 years.
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