It doesn't take much observation to figure out that Hawthorne, Jordan, and the other affected neighborhoods are being used as "overflow" by the criminal justice system. On a summer day this 'hood has the look and feel of a prison yard, and violence is frequent. To survive here you have to stay inside a lot, lock up anything of value, and keep your vehicles off the street and inside a tall fence if not a garage. Many new home owners in Hawthorne for good reason make fencing their first home improvement.
Dennis Responds:
While I'd agree that the northside experiences more than its fair share of social problems, I'd like to add that because we're all individuals, we all interpret and react to situations in different ways. Dyna's way, of staying inside a lot and building fences is indeed one method of coping with the issues that's been tried by numerous residents, without much success I might add.
There are many success stories on the northside. The Jordan neighborhood has recently hired a new executive director, Jonathan Palmer, whose rolled-up his sleeves and really gone to work for the residents in Jordan, on issues that most felt were unsolvable. He's getting results and residents are starting to become more involved again. It's very refreshing.
I suspect Dyna, it's time to get out this spring and meet some of your new neighbors on your block. No, you don't live in an affluent neighborhood, and yes, we have a lot of solvable problems left to deal with on the northside. But, sitting inside and wishing it were "like it used to be" isn't going to improve your position.
I mean this respectfully.
Dennis Plante Jordan
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