Hollywood Palladium and Problems in Area

In regards to the Jan. 10 article headlined “Sour Notes,” I disagree with Mike Woo and others who say that the Hollywood Palladium is at fault for all the problems in that area. They point their fingers and blame the Palladium for their own shortcomings.

If Mr. Woo and others in the government would concentrate on removing the drug dealers, gang members, and other troublemakers from the streets of Hollywood we would not have nearly half the problems that we have on the streets around the Palladium.

The community as a whole has to get involved if we are to take back our streets from the troublemakers. We cannot wait for the politicians and professional crybabies who only think of themselves. Instead of threatening the Palladium with legal action, wouldn’t it be easier to sit down and try to figure out a solution?

REV. TERRELL L. GARRETT

Hollywood