Winter shelters open in South LA + Thief steals wheelchair from boy with cerebral palsy

Skid Row | Photo by Anna-Cat Brigida

Winter shelters open: Homeless advocates have successfully persuaded additional shelters to open ahead of schedule due to heavy rainfall. (Daily Breeze)

Thief steals wheelchair from boy with cerebral palsy: A wheelchair custom-made for 9-year-old Arthur Day was stolen from the lobby of the family’s apartment complex at 120th Street and Vermont Avenue. (ABC)

Residents protest expanded drilling: West Adams residents protest the Freeport-McMoRan’s request to drill one new well and two existing wells at Jefferson-Budlong site. (Streetsblog L.A.)

Protestors march to Ezell Ford shooting site: Protestors demonstrate against police brutality by marching on Monday night to the site of Ezell Ford’s death. (Huffington Post)

Network of charter schools announces South L.A. campus: ICEF Public Schools, a network of 12 charter schools in South L.A. and Inglewood announced a plan to build a $19.8 million facility in South L.A. (Market Wired)