Column: Herb Wesson, who is running for L.A. County supervisor, has a new campaign ad in which he is seen searching skid row for his homeless son, Doug.
is the county’s most volatile and pressing issue. His experience means he’s got skin in the game.
Wesson spent a lot of time searching skid row over the years. “When I went there at first, I was afraid,” he said. “But I’m not afraid anymore.” He became familiar to skid row residents, who might not tell him where his son was staying but would arrange for them to meet. “You hear their stories and you want to share, you want to relate,” he said. “But you can’t if you’re keeping a secret.”
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