LOS ANGELES — Seated on the hard sidewalk along Cahuenga Boulevard, Rue Ryan arranged a batch of red roses she had plucked from the trash into a memorial for her "street mom," Hyper, who died two years ago.
The work was an escape from the activity around her, as friends and fellow encampment residents hurriedly prepared to move into nearby hotel rooms, choosing what to keep or toss.
Outreach workers had counted about 25 people living in under a 101 Freeway overpass in Hollywood, and on Tuesday, 11 of them went to one of three nearby hotels. A hot shower, a good night's rest — these are luxuries housed people take for granted, Ryan said, and would help her find a job, some security and a permanent place to live.
