| What
do you like about Greater Bakersfield?
What are its strengths? |
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| Schools,
educational opportunities, econ. Assistance |
69 |
| Trees
& Fields & citrus/fresh fruits & vegetables |
62 |
| Affordable
(cheap) housing/rental |
57 |
| Job
opportunities |
56 |
| Bakersfield
Adult School to learn English |
50 |
| Many/good
hospitals |
46 |
| Affordable
recreation-Buena Vista, Hart Park, Lake Isabella |
39 |
| Good
access to freeways |
33 |
| Good
parks for recreation |
32 |
| Not too
much traffic |
31 |
| New
modern/updated schools (elementary & High school) |
27 |
| Security
and Safety |
26 |
| Good
colleges |
26 |
| Friendly/closeness
of community/kind people |
24 |
| Access
to agriculture-see where food comes from |
21 |
| Climate/weather |
21 |
| Good
transportation - GET |
20 |
| River |
18 |
| Oil
fields |
18 |
| Family
oriented-kids can walk to school |
14 |
| Lots of
churches, religious town |
14 |
| Clean-no
smog |
13 |
| City of
future |
13 |
| Close
to beach/mountains/big city |
13 |
| International
airport |
13 |
| Low
crime |
13 |
| Govt
programs for children education |
12 |
| Good
library-books free |
12 |
| Easy to
adapt here |
12 |
| Malls
& streets |
11 |
| Historic
buildings (beautiful) |
11 |
| Not as
many gangs as big city |
11 |
| Bike
path |
10 |
| Entertainment |
10 |
| Shopping
centers |
10 |
| Homeless
Shelter-food |
10 |
| Program
services for older people |
10 |
| Vocational
schools (job skills) |
10 |
| Opportunity
for volunteerism |
9 |
| Quiet |
9 |
| Not
much racism |
9 |
| Not
much graffiti |
9 |
| Big
town with small town feeling |
9 |
| Centennial
Garden |
9 |
| Career/job
training programs |
9 |
| Good
prices for property |
9 |
| Child
care |
8 |
| Not
overpopulated like L.A. |
8 |
| School
sport activities for kids |
8 |
| Taxes
are less |
7 |
| Not
L.A. |
7 |
| Good
neighborhoods |
7 |
| Very
simple lifestyle |
7 |
| Soccer
facilities |
7 |
| Many
diverse restaurants |
6 |
| Lots of
local sports |
6 |
| Programs
for low income families (WIC) |
6 |
| Centers
for Mothers to be |
6 |
| City is
clean |
5 |
| Selection
of housing |
5 |
| Latino
culture still here |
5 |
| Good
social life |
5 |
| Special
education classes |
5 |
| Enough
ambulances |
5 |
| Cost of
living |
5 |
| Growing/getting
bigger |
4 |
| Condors |
4 |
| Water
in canal (Central Park) |
4 |
| Center
for the blind |
4 |
| Discipline
in Elementary Schools |
4 |
| Taxi
service |
4 |
| Panorama
Bluffs |
3 |
| Grand
Canal |
3 |
| Night
clubs |
3 |
| Movie
Theaters |
3 |
| Airport
Bus |
3 |
| Firefighters |
3 |
| Everybody
works |
3 |
| Easier
access to Driver's License |
3 |
| Community
involvement-business |
2 |
| GATE
program |
2 |
| Machine
shop where works |
1 |
| Center
islands |
1 |
| Farmers
Market |
1 |
| Kern
County Fair |
1 |
| Shelters
for battered women |
1 |
| Gyms-workout |
1 |
| Good
accessibility to services |
1 |
| Hart
Park |
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| Zoo |
|
| Fox
Theater |
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| Pioneer
Village |
|
| Train
service |
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| Swap
meet |
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| Political
leaders |
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| What
are Greater Bakersfield's key weaknesses?
What don't you like? |
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| Need
faster attention @ KMC & 24 hour service @ hospitals |
61 |
| Low
wages (especially agriculture) |
56 |
| Gangs-members |
44 |
| Expensive
to live here (health ins., car ins. Gasoline) |
44 |
| More
busses on Sunday and extended hours nights |
41 |
| Too
much graffiti-need punishment |
40 |
| Cleaner
water. Ground pollution-septic tanks |
39 |
| No full
service I.N.S. office-Fresno office too far |
36 |
| Drugs
in school |
35 |
| Farmers
don't pay right wages, benefits (civil rights violation?) |
35 |
| More
diverse industries-more job opportunities |
35 |
| Dirty
streets, Garbage & trash in streets |
34 |
| Need
more children's entertainment |
34 |
| Discrimination
on the job (when English not good) |
31 |
| Need
more lights in streets/lights are out |
31 |
| Lack of
bilingual schools |
27 |
| Streets
need to be repaired |
26 |
| More,
affordable child care |
26 |
| High
crime |
25 |
| Too
many guns |
24 |
| Drugs
problem |
23 |
| Restrooms
in parks are not clean |
23 |
| Police
attitude/lack of professionalism (sheriff) - phone report |
23 |
| Air
pollution |
22 |
| Equal
opportunity needed for everybody |
19 |
| Everyone
should have Driver's License & insurance (no doc req.) |
17 |
| More
educational opportunities (e.g. night school) |
16 |
| More
medical services |
16 |
| No full
time Mexican Consulate |
16 |
| Alcohol
& cigars sold to teenagers |
16 |
| Distinction
between rich & poor areas |
16 |
| Police
unable to communicate with residents (Spanish speaking) |
15 |
| Animal
control slow response-dogs & cats stray |
14 |
| No
amusement park/water park |
14 |
| Not
enough over-crossings |
14 |
| Bad
drivers and too many drunken Drivers |
14 |
| Pesticides
in the fields |
13 |
| More
police at night (no sheriff, hwy patrol) |
13 |
| Not
enough DMV offices & not enough bilingual |
13 |
| Train
bridge needed California & Washington |
13 |
| No
cable-no good TV for kids |
13 |
| More
training schools for jobs/careers |
13 |
| Violence |
12 |
| Not
enough encouragement for children to go to school |
12 |
| Not
enough security in elementary school/police in schools |
12 |
| Need
more trees (don't cut them down) |
11 |
| Lack of
honesty of elected officials/leaders |
11 |
| Run
down areas @ 8th,10th, Kern street |
11 |
| People
begging for money for drugs |
11 |
| Lack of
traffic stop lights and signs |
11 |
| Training
for the homeless |
10 |
| Poorer
areas being ignored for the newer areas |
10 |
| Neighborhoods
are dirty |
10 |
| More
sports in schools |
10 |
| Trash
in industrial areas |
10 |
| Schools
should open sooner (kids wait outside for breakfast) |
9 |
| Old
cars parked in yards/street |
8 |
| Slow
police response (Need access when no 911 emergency) |
8 |
| Hospital
policies for insurance |
8 |
| Need
GED to get training |
8 |
| Airport
not big enough |
8 |
| More
education for chemical usage |
7 |
| Always
blaming immigrants for problems |
7 |
| Guns in
schools |
7 |
| Bad
attitude at immigration office (rude) |
7 |
| Youth
vagrancy-teenagers out at night |
7 |
| Not
enough sidewalks |
7 |
| Empty
lots in neighborhoods |
7 |
| Sex
education needed |
6 |
| Better
rehabilitation programs in prisons |
6 |
| Police
officers don't use turn signals |
5 |
| Call
box to call family not just tow truck (collect) |
5 |
| Not
enough parks in NE |
5 |
| Unattractive
freeways/boring |
5 |
| Oil in
street from people working on cars |
5 |
| Less
requirements for Medi-Cal |
4 |
| Too
many homeless |
4 |
| Need
more playground equipment in parks |
4 |
| Abortion
center |
4 |
| Make
people who receive welfare, work |
4 |
| Union
Ave. looks bad-creates bad image for Bakersfield |
4 |
| Nightclubs |
4 |
| Baker
St. left out of city "improvements" |
4 |
| Planning
for homes (nice homes then less $ homes) |
3 |
| Burning
rubber when leave nightclubs |
3 |
| Bakersfield
Californian |
3 |
| Upgrade
landscape for businesses |
3 |
| Ambulance
too expensive |
2 |
| Pornography
available-video stores |
2 |
| Post
office delivery poor |
2 |
| Too
much smoking in bars |
2 |
| Business
service not always good when problems |
2 |
| Good 'ol
boy lawyer network-must go out of town for lawyer |
2 |
| Too
many railroad tracks |
1 |
| Not
enough neighborhood swimming pools |
1 |
| Too
many prisons |
1 |
| Stores
not clean |
1 |
| Need
more courts |
1 |
| S.E.
rundown |
1 |
