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Skid Row volunteers ask council for weekly parking/loading permit at 540 S. San Pedro

5784154 · September 13, 2025
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Summary

Volunteers who run a weekly humanitarian distribution on Skid Row asked the City Council during public comment for a weekly parking/loading permit to allow unloading at 540 South San Pedro Street on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; city staff said they would alert Council District 14.

Volunteers from a long-running outreach program told the Los Angeles City Council during public comment that they need a weekly parking or loading permit to continue serving people living on Skid Row.

Carmela Higgins, identifying herself as representing My Friends House Foundation, said the group has provided clothing, shoes and housing resources at 540 South San Pedro Street every…

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