Homes for the homeless

On the streets, he's known as "Wild, Wild West," a blackout drinker famous for his wild behavior when intoxicated.Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

But today, "Wild, Wild West" - one of the 50 most chronically homeless people on Skid Row - has been clean and sober for a year, has a home and is "happy and doing well."

"We've had a lot of success stories like this, but he is the first real excellent success story, and to this day he continues to be abstinent and has a real good future," said Carrie Bach, director of Project 50 and coordinator of the homeless program for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.