LAT: “Our backyard evolved over something horrible, and that’s what I think is going to happen to this city.”
Comments at LAT:
* There’s nothing much wrong with these cities. The problem is the people. People are the problem. Not economies, not infrastructure… PEOPLE.
* Excellent article. Certainly tells us what it is like. Sadly it does not tell us how it got this way. The LA Times needs to be PC and not mention that as SB has deterioriated their has been white flight from the area. why has their been white flight from SB? because as non whites become the majority at the school the whites fear a lesser education and less safe education for their children.
* This is mostly due to the abandonment of the American worker by corporate America and the failure of the government to step in as Germany has in their country. Secondarily, the banks were bailed out instead of being allowed to fail as in in Iceland, which also arrested bankers and bailed out homeowners- quite a different story. Thirdly, as someone also mentioned, we can’ allow rampant illegal immigration if we want a middle class. I propose the following: The support of worker owned co ops, government initiated job programs in the areas of alternative energy and transportation, strict regulations on banks. a limit on land speculators and strict immigration control. But none of these benefit American politicians.
* Affectionally today known as San BernaGhetto
* Wow! The last picture in the article which shows Mrs. Gonzalez shooting up meth should be sent to the Faces of Meth website. She’s 50, but her face looks like she’s about 75-80! That picture belongs on anti-drug posters.
