| What
do you like about Greater Bakersfield?
What are our strengths? |
|
| People are very
friendly |
15
|
| Family
oriented-a great place to raise kids |
13
|
| Relatively easy
commute/short driving time |
10
|
| Location in
proximity to variety of locales |
9
|
| Business
friendly community |
9
|
| Commitment to
community-pride |
8
|
| Relatively low
cost of living |
7
|
| Affordable
housing |
7
|
| Many outdoor
recreational opportunities |
7
|
| Good educational
system |
6
|
| Our resources:
ag and oil |
5
|
| Moderate size
population |
5
|
| Educational
opportunities: Univ. & Comm.College |
4
|
| Strong work
ethic |
4
|
| Open space |
4
|
| Entertainment-cultural
events |
3
|
| Diversity of
cultures and ages in the community |
3
|
| Giving
community-volunteerism |
3
|
| Parks |
3
|
| Weather-temp. |
3
|
| Kern River
Parkway |
2
|
| Small town,
relaxed mentality-get things done |
2
|
| Courts and
judges responsive to legal needs |
2
|
| Churches |
2
|
| Food basket of
the world |
2
|
| Beautification
projects |
2
|
| Privacy-single
family homes with lot |
1
|
| Uniquely
beautiful trees in the Fall |
1
|
| Sports
activities |
1
|
| Shopping malls |
0
|
| Good available
workforce |
0
|
| Kern
River |
0
|
| Unpretentiousness
of people |
0
|
|
|
| What
are Greater Bakersfield's key weaknesses? What don't you like? |
|
|
|
| Air quality |
15
|
| Image/reputation |
13
|
| Conflict between
city and county |
9
|
| Low educational
attainment-less than 20% college degree |
9
|
| Low educational
opportunities and results |
8
|
| Air
transportation |
8
|
| Low per capita
income/significantly lower than state |
7
|
| Unattractiveness
of freeway corridors-especially 99 |
6
|
| Vacant
areas-eyesores/cluttered signage |
6
|
| Gangs and drugs |
6
|
| Too many school
districts/too many different standards |
6
|
| Lack of civic
leadership |
6
|
| Public education
system |
4
|
| Economic
stratification |
4
|
| Lack of 1st
class facilities for sports/cultural arts |
3
|
| Faster commute:
East to West |
3
|
| Lack of dress
code in school system |
2
|
| Apathy of low to
moderate income people |
2
|
| High
unemployment |
2
|
| Polarization of
communities |
2
|
| Lack of
coordinated, well thought out plan to attract new business |
2
|
| Lack of good
reliable information source |
2
|
| Beastly hot |
2
|
| Self-image |
2
|
| Duplication of
projects: Chamber, Board of Trade |
1
|
| Absentee
landlords |
1
|
| Lack of
resources to develop Kern River |
1
|
| Shopping |
1
|
| Minimal physical
beauty |
1
|
