PAWNS IN A GAME: To hear pawnbrokers...

PAWNS IN A GAME: To hear pawnbrokers tell it, they get a bad rap. . . . Cesar Salgado, manager of Van Nuys Pawn Shop, argues that they should be thought of as the bank of last resort. . . . But to hear neighbors of a new shop at Victory and Woodley tell it, they bring in undesirable characters. The neighbors say they have amassed 400 signatures opposing the shop to back their claims (B1).