DISQUS

RKJacobs · 2 years ago

BRILLIANCE from JOHN MORRIS - As a recent resident to LB (after 21 yrs in San Diego) I am amazed at how screwed up this city is. SD like LB has miles of oceanfront, as well as a downtown shoreline. Like SD, LB was a Navy town. Like SD, LB has had a defense industry that is all but gone. However, take a look at the tremendous assets that SD has never had: Oil at $90bbl, a major shipping port, close proximity to all of LA and OC and their several million consumers. 5 airports within 30-45 minutes of each other, 100's of major corporate office headquarters within 30 minutes drive, numerous architecturally and historically significant neighborhoods, ... I could go on and on. No I'm not trying to state how great of a job SD has done moving their city along. No I'm not saying I regret moving here. I could go back to SD tomorrow. For some CRAZY reason I love LB. I just am amazed at how much potential LB has and just hasn't been able to get it right. But it goes without saying, if you cater to the poor, you will have all the poor you want. LB has 26% of it's citizens living below the poverty level. Well, we can brag on our success at that I guess. STOP managing the city to the lowest denominator. Shame, shame, shame on LB's former caretakers for letting all of our greatest assets become our greatest liabilities.

--redrati