STREET BEAT: ‘Should daylight saving time be permanent?’

Yolanda Davis-Overstreet

Yolanda Davis-Overstreet

Los Angeles

“A lot of the folks in this unhoused situation are being killed because the lighting isn’t good in a lot of our streets, especially in communities of color. By it being lighter longer, it will help save lives.”

 

 

 

Elijah McKinley

Elijah McKinley

Los Angeles

“It’s a good idea if you live somewhere like southern Florida. It’s a bad idea if you live somewhere like Maine.” 

 

 

Iona Morris-Jackson
Iona Morris-Jackson

Iona Morris-Jackson

Los Angeles

“Make it permanent because when it gets dark too early, it throws my body off. … When it gets dark too early, my body doesn’t know how to respond.” 

 

 

Niah Overstreet
Niah Overstreet

 

Niah Overstreet

Los Angeles

I believe that we should keep it. We don’t need to change. For me, it’s confusing when I look at all the different times.” 

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in downtown Los Angeles.