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A Personal Challenge To Steve Lopez
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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez16oct16-series,0,3994447.special?coll=la-home-headlines
In the above story, Steve Lopez, a recent arrival from Philadelphia who pens a column claiming to be about LA for the Times, stated he spent five days on Skid Row. He also made the statement 10,000 people sleep on the streets of Skid Row every night.
That last statement is... preposterous ...
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It is time we, the citizens of this city, do something about the LA Times' inability to get even the most basic facts about our city correct.
I therefore challenge Steve Lopez to spend one night with me on Skid Row. During that night, we will not tour Skid Row in a police car or in an ambulance. We will actually... walk... every street and alley on Skid Row.
We will also personally count the number of people sleeping on the streets of Skid Row. Mr. Lopez can also have Dean Baquet and a channel 5 news crew accompany us to verify our count.
If we find anything near 10,000 people sleeping there, I will remove my blog www.lacowboy.blogspot.com from the web, issue a formal apology to the LA Times and never say another word about the LA Times, ever.
If we do not find anything near 10,000 people sleeping on the streets of Skid Row, Steve Lopez and the LA Times will issue a written apology, Steve Lopez will immediately return home to Philadelphia and he will never write another word about Los Angeles.
I am not afraid to stand behind my statements.
The question is - will Mr. Lopez have the courage to stand behind his words?
My number and e-mail are below. I await his response.
Brady Westwater
bradywestwater@gmail.com
213-804-8396
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| Posted by: BradyWestwater on Sunday, October 16, 2005 - 04:47 PM
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