SAN DIEGO
When longtime Mount Hope resident Demetrius Gonzales describes the neighborhood he has called home for more than 40 years, he uses few words.
“Lost, forgotten and left behind,” he says of the southeastern San Diego neighborhood of mostly single-family homes.
Little has changed there to improve the lives of residents over the decades, he says.
“Things are the same . Where are the jobs in the community? Education? There’s nothing,” Gonzales said.
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Community activist Charles Alexander says the neighborhood has long been ignored by the city. There are few jobs in the area and an obvious lack of resources, he said.
SAN DIEGO
Neighborhood groups groaned earlier this year when they had to cancel in-person events and move their meetings to online-only sessions.
Now some of them like meeting virtually, so much so that several said they may keep some online components to their interactions, even when the COVID-19 threat is gone.
“It’s a lot easier to schedule meetings and prepare for the meetings virtually,” said Oak Park resident Richard Diaz. “You don’t have to set up tables and chairs or secure a space to meet.”
Recently, a handful of Mount Hope residents armed with ideas about ways to improve their single-family neighborhood in southeastern San Diego logged into a virtual meeting.