Jorge (center) has lived in Koreatown for 18 years. The biggest change he said he had seen was that the area has become nicer. The city fixed more of the roads. He said it’s also become safer. There used to be more gangs who would hang out around 3rd Street, but the police chased them out of the area. He said there is still one gang who’s responsible for a lot for the tagging seen around the area, the 18th Street Gang. The one thing he and his friends said they feel the area needs are more parks. There’s only one park that’s close to them, Shatto Park on 4th Street and Vermont Avenue, but the 18th Street Gang members hang out there and rob people. They said it’s not a safe place to be