| What
do you like about Greater Bakersfield?
What are its strengths? |
|
|
|
| Friendly
people |
17 |
| Full
range of education: K-college & vocational |
17 |
| Affordable
housing |
13 |
| Close
to mountains, ocean |
13 |
| Recreational
activities-"good availability" parks, etc. |
13 |
| Community
activities |
12 |
| Resource
Center-Greenfield |
11 |
| Small
town atmosphere |
11 |
| Good
schools |
11 |
| Collaborative
Groups |
10 |
| Greenfield
School District |
9 |
| Accessibility
to agencies |
9 |
| Good
places to eat |
8 |
| Variety
of cultures |
8 |
| Centennial
Garden |
8 |
| Heart
Hospital |
8 |
| Fine
arts |
7 |
| After
school programs |
7 |
| Natural
resources |
6 |
| Weather |
4 |
| Kern
River |
2 |
| Good
athletics/good athletes |
2 |
| Different
restaurants with entertainment |
2 |
| Hockey
team |
1 |
| Good notoriety
- "Buck Owens" |
1 |
| Safe
area- Greeenfield |
1 |
| Less
gang activity |
1 |
| Kern
County Museum |
|
|
|
| What
are Greater Bakersfield's key weaknesses?
What don't you like? |
|
|
|
| Drugs |
19 |
| Failure
to protect children (agencies, organizations, policymakers,
parents) |
19 |
| Gangs |
17 |
| High
teenage pregnancy rate |
16 |
| Low
tolerance for diversity |
15 |
| Crime |
15 |
| Graffiti |
13 |
| Violence
because of colors |
12 |
| Lack of
coordinated efforts city/county |
12 |
| Lack of
affordable child care |
10 |
| Lack of
employment opportunities |
8 |
| Low
wages |
6 |
| Stereotyping
"who lives where" |
5 |
| Lack of
community identity |
3 |
| Fog
(weather) |
1 |
| Shortsighted
planning by politicians |
|
