LOS ANGELES : More Aid Is Urged for ‘Zones of Need’
Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Hernandez this week called for greater attention by city government to “zones of need”--neighborhoods that suffer disproportionately from poverty, substandard housing, unemployment and lack of education.
Hernandez released demographic studies to more precisely delineate the substandard socioeconomic zones, including much of his own 1st District near downtown.
Hernandez said that suburban City Council members who control the council have too often ignored the information in making decisions. He pledged to try to bring better bus service, more equitable water rates and other services to the impoverished areas.
“Today, these reports confirm what everyone in this city knows but refuses to acknowledge,” Hernandez said. “The gap is growing between the haves and have-nots.”
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