South Los Angeles remains mostly untouched by burglars amid civil unrest, but a local resident decided to clean the community, which has been devastated by past riots.
were reported to be living below the poverty line, has made some progress, but it has been more halting.Jones said she was grateful that none of the problems with burglary and vandalism that happened in the wake of some of the protests spilled over into South L.A. But she said sometimes it felt like, in some neighborhoods, there wasn’t much more to take.“I thank God that nobody came over here to mess it up, but they already know there’s nothing over here,” Jones said.
“I haven’t participated in any of the protests, but if we’re going to do something like this in my neighborhood, then, yeah, I’m with that,” he said. “I want to do my part and help.”Like most participants, Rozlynn Salazar of Long Beach learned about the event on social media. And after a week of protesting, she thought the cleanup would be a good way to continue supporting the cause.
“Honestly, I am glad that I came, not just because I’m so heartened by everyone coming out and doing their bit, but because I didn’t know anything,” the Brentwood resident said. “When I was trying to get other people to come down with us, everybody that I mentioned it to was like, ‘Oh, you’re going down there?’ and that made me a little bit nervous because I’m not from here. But I’m glad that I came down here because it’s fine, and I don’t feel unsafe here at all.
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