San Pedro
“I am hopeful. I know what’s going on but I cannot live my life thinking about what man can do. I trust God and that’s how I live.”

Los Angeles
“I’m a hopeful person. I know that things are somewhat up and down right now. But in uncertainty, I’m always certain.”

Inglewood
“It’s not good, but I’m working on it to get better. So, I’m hopeful about that.”

Christian Dyer
Bellflower
“I don’t feel very hopeful based on the climate of things. I feel … in the short term it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better.”
Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Inglewood.