Margulies

Margulies said she understands the frustration property owners encounter when people are trying to seek shelter around their buildings.

“By creating these kinds of hostile elements that take people away from shelter or just move them around, we’re not treating the root cause,” Margulies said.

Armrests protruding from the middle of a bus bench or park bench are an understated way of keeping people from lying down, said Esther Margulies, professor with the USC School of Architecture and Dornsife Spatial Sciences Institute.

Esther Margulies, a landscape architect and professor at USC, underscores the importance of addressing another priority — the environment, including habitat biodiversity, water conservation and stormwater management.

Gallagher’s “Left on Tenth” co-star Margulies agrees.