But for the people who live there, it’s a neighborhood with codes and customs all its own. Skid Row has existed for at least a century, but it wasn't until the 1970s that it became the sprawling ...

LOS ANGELES — As wildfires raged just miles away, Steven Otero watched ash rain down on every item in his home, which is a tent on Skid Row. Even his food and water weren’t safe from the toxic ...