Bus shelters last refuge for homeless
Just steps away from the flurry of car pools and Metro buses clamoring down the Harbor Transitway, a man lay curled on the ground, sleeping soundly. Sue Doyle in the Daily News.
Wedged against a concrete bike rack, the 47-year-old schizophrenic, swathed in a thick winter jacket and red sweat pants, was hidden behind two paper bags stuffed with groceries.
"At least he's spending his money on food and not on alcohol or drugs," Suzanne Newberry, a counselor and nurse with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, said as she peered into the sacks.