Compiled by Cynthia Gibson at the South Bay Galleria in Torrance.


Los Angeles
“Continue the momentum. We’ve come out of two years of just surviving, so I just hope we can continue the trend to the new normal.”


Los Angeles
“I hope the recession won’t be as bad as they’re predicting. I hope they’re wrong and it doesn’t happen at all. I’m dreaming, I know.”


Hawthorne
“I don’t hope or make resolutions for the new year. I learned that a long time ago. It is what it is and that’s it. … I fight for some things, but some things don’t change.”


Los Angeles
“That my kids and grandkids stay healthy and happy. That’s my number one. And that the vaccines keep working and getting better.”