Evacuation Center

The gym at Sylmar High was our designated evacuation and meeting place. As we arrived there we saw many familiar faces, our neighbors, TV news people, and our local politicians, Mayor Villaraigosa and Council member Richard Alarcón. We were directed to register with many official and not so official groups, (FEMA, SBA, Red Cross . . .). Then after much angst and waiting in one line, then another, we were ushered onto a city bus and driven to Oakridge. We were shocked by what we saw.