After a traumatic childhood, Scott took a few wrong way turns that eventually sent him to prison a few times. A convicted drug dealer, Scott found solace in the love of a dog in his sober living house in West Hollywood. He eventually adopted several dogs and found that alone he was able to be selfish, but now that he needed to take care of the animals he had to keep it together. He had to take care of himself to take care of them.

After 24 years, Asher has ditched Austin in favor of the 818 where he hopes to get people high and root on his Dodgers.

The Van Nuys activist-turned-politician is seeking to fill the former Council President’s seat in a very different way.

For over 20 years Mr. Mack has been working the streets of Skid Row helping the underserved. In this episode we talk about homelessness in LA, why he has little confidence that the new mayor can do much about it, how people should view these fellow human beings, and he also tells us about some of the lowest moments in his life and what turned it around. This is an episode you really shouldn't miss.

For 20 years, Roxanne has lived in her beautiful Baldwin Hills / Baldwin Village apartment. Locals know the area as The Jungles, made famous from the Denzel Washington film Training Day. We will chat about her neighborhood, how it's influx, and her selfless job of working on Skid Row in DTLA helping the poorest of the poor.

14 year olds are just as much of LA as 114 year olds. This one runs through this record collection, the pitfalls of his hood, and why no one he knows rides bikes to school -- or anywhere in LA.