This entry was posted on December 27, 2025 by Russell Smith. It was filed under Street and was tagged with B.I.D. patrol, Business Improvement District, Hollywood, homeless, homelessness, mental illness, mentally ill, Russell Smith.

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   Jo Bryant

   please say they didn’t make him move on…

   December 27, 2025 at 7:24 pm
   

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     Russell Smith

     Her. See how depersonalizing homelessness is? No, she was giving as good as they were. They were worried she might try to start a fire with her lighter. She kept telling them, “I’ve done nothing wrong!” Over and over again, like a chant, a talisman for protection from the authorities.

     December 27, 2025 at 11:59 pm
     

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   Mimi

   Poor woman. You are totally helpless, hopeless when you’e homeless. It’s one of my greatest fears. I used to watch the homeless in D.C. when I was at the Corcoran. It really hit me that any one of us could end up on the streets if we don’t have people who will be there for us. Thank God for family!

   February 15, 2026 at 1:35 am
   

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