In the News
Lamp Community’s work has appeared in a variety of local and mainstream publications, including The Los Angeles Times, ABC News, The New Yorker, KCRW, and many more.
Media Inquiries:
Eric Ares |
Anat Rubin |
Selected Articles:
L.A. Criticized as "Meanest City" in America
Los Angeles Daily News, Troy Anderson, July 14, 2009
Basking in the Glow of the Soloist
Los Angeles Downtown News, Ryan Vaillancourt, May 26, 2009
The Soloist Enlightens
USA Today, Pete Earley, May 13, 2009
Motion picture gives glimpse into the world of homelessness and mental illness
The Daily Bulletin, Monica Rodriguez, May 1, 2009
'The
Soloist': Living With Mental Illness on Skid Row
NPR, Ina Jaffe, April 22, 2009
Can
Los Angeles Make Skid Row Safer?
NPR, Ina Jaffe, April 21, 2009
A
Better Way of Dealing with Society's Neediest
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, April 19, 2009
Homeless
in Lancaster Get Free Tickets to Go Away
Los Angeles Times, Ann Simmons, March 30,
2009
How
Mr. Ayers and Mr. Lopez Became Friends
60 Minutes, Morley Safer, March 22, 2009
Film
Review: Humble Beauty
FlimThreat.com, Rory L. Aronsky, March 3, 2009
Humble
Beauty on Skid Row
KPFK Radio, March 3, 2009
Digital
TV May Bypass Skid Row
Los Angeles Times, Nathan Olivarez-Giles, March 1, 2009
Homeless
Deaths on Skid Row Have Decreased
Los Angeles Times, Andrew Blankstein and Cara Mia DiMassa,
Jan. 27, 2009
(Lamp Community disagrees with the conclusions reached in this article
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On
Skid Row, Obama's Inauguration Triggers Hope for the Future
Los Angeles Times, Carol J. Williams, Jan. 20, 2009
Rewarding
Mr. Ayers' Courage
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Dec. 28, 2008
Paper
Trail: Steve Lopez’s Series on Skid Row Makes a Big Screen Debut
Los Angeles Magazine, Mary Melton, Chris Nelson and Sara Wilson,
Nov. 2008
Emotional
Rescue: Inspirational Notes from a Homeless Musical Prodigy
Vanity Fair, Graham Fuller, Nov. 2008
Harry
If I Don’t Get A Place To Stay This Winter, I’m Going To
Die
The Tidings, R.W. Dellinger, Oct. 3, 2008
Street
Scene: Hollywood Arrives on Skid Row
The New Yorker, Dana Goodyear, May 5, 2008
Mr.
Ayers Drives Towards a Mulligan
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Apr. 20, 2008
Critics
Say Measure Fails to Protect Poorest
Los Angeles Daily Journal, Anat Rubin, Apr. 2, 2008
Downtown
Artwalk Slideshow
LA Weekly, Jan. 14, 2008
In
The St. George: Brian Tierney
Skid Row Housing Trust Newsletter, Shannon Parker, Dec. 2007
Alleging
Discrimination, Hotel Residents Sue Developer and City
Los Angeles Daily Journal, Anat Rubin, Dec. 21, 2007
Suit
Alleges Illegal Eviction at Hotel
Los Angeles Times, Ari
B. Bloomekatz, Dec. 21, 2007
Diverting
Skid Row’s Homeless — But to Where?
Los Angeles Daily Journal, Anat Rubin, Dec. 5, 2007
Recovery
in a Major Key
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Nov. 14, 2007
Getting
Mentally Ill Off Skid Row
The Tidings, R.W. Dellinger, Oct. 26, 2007
Elvis
Sound-alike Captivates Among the Down and Out
Los Angeles Daily News, Tony Castro, Sept. 23, 2007
Skid
Row Grows Green
Los Angeles Downtown News, Evan George, Aug. 27, 2007
L.A.
Cops Crack Down on Skid Row as Gentrification Looms
New Standard News, Jessica Hoffmann, Oct. 17, 2006
Governor,
Show A Little Care for the Mentally Ill
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Jun. 29, 2007
Los
Angeles Times Forum on the Mental Health Services Act featuring Lamp’s
Executive Director, Casey Horan
KTLA Channel 5, Jun. 23, 2007
A
Police State on Skid Row: The LAPD Is Again Rousting and Searching Homeless
People without Cause
Los Angeles Times, Ramona Ripston, Mar. 12, 2007
Historic
Hotel Offers Homeless Remedy
Los Angeles Daily Journal, Anat Rubin, Mar. 5, 2007
A
Place for Mr. Ayers to Show off His Gifts
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Dec. 31, 2006
Cop
a Hero to Some, a Villain to Others
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Dec. 24, 2006
A
Clouded Life Finds Some Light at Rainbow
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Nov. 1, 2006
As
Lovers of Music, ‘We’re Brothers’
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Oct. 29, 2006
Critics
Dispute LAPD’s Assessment of Shelter
Los Angeles Daily Journal, Anat Rubin, Oct. 19, 2006
Spotlight:
Lamp Community Member and Artist Darlene Altemeier Dobbs
Community Connection, Sept./Oct. 2006
LAPD’s
Crime Offensive on Skid Row Is Slipping
Los Angeles Times, Cara
Mia Dimassa and Richard
Winton, Aug. 17, 2006
Haven's
for Hard-ups
Los Angeles Times. , Editorial Staff, May 11, 2006
What
the Homeless Need First: Homes
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Mar. 22, 2006
Friends
May Be the Best Medicine
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Feb. 22, 2006
Saving
LA’s Homeless: Los Angeles Times Publishers’ Forum - Featuring
Lamp Community’s Casey Horan
Los Angeles Times, Feb. 15, 2006
A
Musician Friend Comes In From the Cold
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Feb. 5, 2006
A
Homeless Man Needs Pushy Friends
Los Angles Times, Steve Lopez, Feb. 1, 2006
The
Best Present for Nathaniel: A Future
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Dec. 18, 2005
Man
of the Streets, In Three Suites
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Dec. 4, 2005
Stakes
Are So High, It’s Hard to Wait
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Oct. 30, 2005
Where
the Sidewalk Ends
LA Weekly, Michael Kearns, Oct. 6, 2005
A
Ray of Hope for Future Nathaniels
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Sept. 25, 2005
Vicious
Circle of Hope, Despair
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, Aug. 7, 2005
A
Cost-Efficient Answer to the Question of L.A.'s Homeless
Los Angeles Business Journal, Wade Killefer, Aug. 1, 2005
A
New Stage for Homeless Musician
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, June 26, 2005
A
Cello Backdrop for Voices Inside
Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez, May 8, 2005
