| What
do you like about Greater Bakersfield? What are its strengths? |
|
| Identifiable sense of
community |
7 |
| Affordable housing |
9 |
| Attractive downtown |
3 |
| Low crime rate |
1 |
| Size: fast access from point
A to B |
7 |
| Diversity |
5 |
| Geographical location in the
State |
9 |
| University and Community
College |
9 |
| Football stadium |
2 |
| Big city with a small town
attitude |
0 |
| Non-profits |
6 |
| Clean recreational areas |
1 |
| Centennial Gardens |
4 |
| Green Belt areas: Bike
paths-walkways |
4 |
| Size and access to media |
1 |
| CSUB Kern County Soccer
complex |
0 |
| Economic development-quality
jobs |
4 |
| Kern County agency
collaboration |
1 |
| Excellent customer service
attitude |
1 |
| Trees |
0 |
| Minority as Chief of Police |
1 |
| Access to elected officials |
6 |
|
|
| What are the
key weaknesses of Greater Bakersfield? What don't you like? |
|
| Poor test scores K-12 |
9 |
| Lack of gender/ethnicity
diversity in leadership roles |
9 |
| Sense of exclusion amongst
minority in key events |
9 |
|
activities, key meetings and the decision process |
|
| Poor air quality |
8 |
| Access to affordable air
transportation/airport |
8 |
| Lack of youth
activities/programs |
8 |
| Lack of Latino Cultural
Center |
8 |
| Lack of Hispanics on city
council/few elected officials |
8 |
| Lack of bilingual services |
6 |
| Lack of ed. In minority
areas, incl. incentives |
5 |
| Disparity: availability &
access to pub. Service |
5 |
| Blighted areas |
4 |
| Public transportation |
4 |
| Urban sprawl/loss of farm
land |
3 |
| Inadequate existing
roads/lack of planning |
3 |
| Big drug problem |
2 |
| Lack of parks in La Loma area |
2 |
| Too much pesticide use |
2 |
| High teenage pregnancy |
1 |
| HS dropout rate |
1 |
| Reputation as
"hick" town" |
1 |
| Two industry based economy:
Ag and oil |
1 |
| Lack of adequate medium
paying jobs |
1 |
| Poor volunteer recycling
participation |
1 |
| Poor water quality |
1 |
| Lack of Mexican flags |
1 |
| Low funding for fine arts in
K-12 |
0 |
| High unemployment |
0 |
| Lack of skilled workers |
0 |
| Influence and power of
developers |
0 |
| Demand of water share |
0 |
| Uncertain allocation of water
for farmers |
0 |
| Increasing crime rate |
0 |
