Amber Sheikh

January brought us the worst LA County fires our region has ever experienced.  While the fires were devastating and will change the LA housing landscape for decades to come, the way our […]

Did you know that last year, the homeless population declined by 0.27 percent to 75,312 in LA County, and by 2.2 percent to 45,252 in the City of LA?   While these […]

We’re switching things up this month.   My nine-year-old daughter, Allegra Sheikh Ginsberg, is taking over my column. Allegra recently attended the Day of Thanks event with me, hosted by the nonprofit […]

One of the many reasons our San Pedro community has effectively supported solutions to end homelessness in our region is 1.) our ability to work together, 2.) learn from what we’ve done, […]

With the recent Supreme Court ruling that allows for the arrest of homeless individuals for sleeping outside and with the release of the homeless count data showing incremental but slow progress, it’s […]

If you follow this column, you know that Harbor Connects is an organization I helped co-found and is near and dear to my heart. Harbor Connects supports neighbors and service providers in […]

The hardest part of helping someone in crisis is waiting for them to be ready — ready to ask and receive help and ready for things to change.  Last year, I began […]

In 2013, with a single plot of land in East LA, ALMA Backyard Farms co-founders Erika Cuellar and Richard Garcia started with the small goal to help feed five families that included […]

February is the month of love in all of its manifestations.  Someone I feel fortunate to know and love is Lisa Williams, who recently retired from her tenure as the pastor of […]

As I began to think about themes for the year ahead, I wanted to explore what sustainability or “earth care” throughout my life would, or could, look like.  Someone who has made […]