SQUARE: tt115
DATE: 10.5.97

TIME ELAPSED: 6:50
MILEAGE: 75.5

Sawcuts at center court laid open the guts of the mall right down to the piping. By chance, the first person up the escalator was assistant mall marketing director Carolyn X, out checking on her frequent shopper program. "I have to warn you: mall security may stop you. We don't allow pictures unless you've been cleared at the mall office." Later, a mall patrol officer said surveillance and control had just been tightened up. "We've had intermittent trouble with gangbangers, especially on the weekends." He mentioned the recent running gun battle in the nearby West Covina mall.