Graffiti is scrawled on the walls. Light fixtures have been torn out. The roof is partially collapsed and code violations abound – from plumbing to electrical. Welcome to Hawthorne Plaza, an ...

Hawthorne officials have obtained a permanent court injunction, requiring the owners of the long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza Mall to redevelop or demolish the property by the end of August of next year.

Hawthorne city officials are fed up with the owners of long-vacant Hawthorne Plaza and have obtained a permanent court injunction requiring them to either redevelop or demolish it by August 2026. The ...