User:The Lightning Chronicles/Skid Row, Los Angeles/Miaschaubhut Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

The Lightning Chronicles


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * Skid Row, Los Angeles


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Skid Row, Los Angeles

Evaluate the drafted changes
(Compose a detailed peer review here, considering each of the key aspects listed above if it is relevant. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what feedback looks like.)

During your first contribution, I like how you provide context to the racial/ethnic demographics of Central City East! The sentences are a little statistically heavy. I suggest breaking down the content listed below in the form of bullet points? Or any other breakdown that breaks the text up. Here's the section I'm referring to:

'''In 2019, the Central City East's racial demographics consisted of 22.3% White, 39.7% Black/African American, 16.3% Asian, 15.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% American Indian/Alaska Native, 0.6% Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander, 3.1% 2+ races, and 0.5% other races. According to the city's data, 53.1% were born in California, 27.0% were born in another state, 18.8% were born in another country, and 1.1% were native residents born outside of the United States.'''

During your second contribution, I like how you provide a statistical number of amount of arrests in order to shed light on the increasing incarceration rates. You say:"The 27,000 arrests over the duration of a short 3 years, with 1,200 being among the SCI’s targeted area for being unpaid citations, showcase the community’s concerns for the Safer Cities Initiative tactics for targeting homelessness."

To provide clarity / add strength to your contribution, I would detail which three years you are referring to. Also, to show the increase in incarceration rates, you could provide what the arrest rate was before this three year period (if the data is available). This was a great contribution to the article overall!

During your third contribution, you extend the history of Skid Row with timely information! In between the excerpt from the article (starting with "it must be able to be claimed within 24 hours...") and the start of your contribution ("Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic..."), I suggest adding a transitional phase that highlights the changes in the city of LA's procedures / policies for public safety and health. The starkest change I see is at first removing bulky items to providing cleaning stations. This will make your contribution fit seamlessly into the existing article!

Maybe you can also detail who the LA Times reporter you mention is, but I'm unsure of how specific you should go in Wiki!