STREET BEAT: ‘What is the most important issue affecting us right now?’

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson at Veterans Memorial Park in Culver City.

Jarrod Moore
Los Angeles
“I’d say homelessness, definitely. They’ve got to work on that first thing.”
Maya Evans
Los Angeles
“I see so much divisiveness these days. I know there’s housing and all of that, but we’re just so divided and people are fighting and losing hope.”
Marshal Wright
Los Angeles
“Probably inflation. They raised the interest rates to slow inflation, but that’s going to take a while and people are hurting right now.”
Juanita Guerra
Los Angeles
“Homelessness and then the high costs. Everything is going up and people can’t afford it. That also plays into the homeless, I think.”