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                       Phase II  Results  Girl Scouts   (10/99)

What do you like about Greater Bakersfield?
Nice , kind, friendly people 9
Good places to eat (John's Inc.Pizza-4) 7
Parks & toys in parks 6
Schools 5
Skateboard Park 4
Places to shop, Malls 3
Lot of places to go and things to do 3
Location: close to beach, mountains 3
Lots of trees around town 3
Growing for the better: new cultures, restaurants, stores 3
Good soccer programs 2
Low crime rate 2
Small town feel 2
Wild animals & birds 2
Nice neighborhoods 2
Weather - sunny, no real cold 2
Good tasting water 1
Dewar's 1
Girl Scout Troops 1
Football games 1
Rollerblading 1
Movie theaters 1
Good agriculture 1
Colleges 1
The Fair 1
Pioneer Village Halloween 1
Christmas Parade 1
Freedom 1
Peaceful 1
What don't you like about Greater Bakersfield?
Bad air quality 9
Crime & criminals 7
Litter 4
Boring/nothing to do 4
Gang problems 3
Too many homeless people 3
Weather extremes.  The fog 3
Too many people 2
Roads aren't kept up 2
Dirty 2
Bad schools 2
Crazy, rude drivers go through red lights 2
Urban sprawl/Too many houses being built in the fields 2
Violence. Murders 2
Burning of fields 1
Bad people 1
Shootings at schools 1
Diseases 1
Sell too many cigarettes, alcohol 1
Messy people 1
Houses too expensive 1
Some of the weird people that hang around 1
Teenagers on the highway 1
Not close to the beach 1
Lot of smells 1
Drugs & weapons on campus 1
Closed ice skating 1
Too many buildings 1
Not enough indoor kid places 1
Not enough trees 1
Copycats for school crime 1
Need more cultural/artistic stuff 1
Construction zones 1
Stores too far away 1
Not enough restaurants 1
Greasy fast food places 1
Water tastes bad 1
Golf course is expensive 1
Union Avenue 1
People who smoke 1
Loud music 1
Sumps in Bakersfield 1
Need better airport (facilities & connections) 1
Unlandscaped freeways 1
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