| What
do you like about Greater Bakersfield?
What are our strengths? |
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| Housing
affordable |
11 |
| Active
law enforcement |
9 |
| Well
grounded educational system |
8 |
| Lots
of activities for children-social, church, recreation |
8 |
| Revitalized
downtown |
8 |
| Centennial
Garden events - sports, concerts, big names |
8 |
| Small
town atmosphere |
7 |
| Short
commute to work |
7 |
| Lots
of new schools |
7 |
| Bakersfield
Business Conference |
7 |
| Minimal
traffic |
7 |
| Good
theatres |
6 |
| Families
can raise kids in a safe environment |
6 |
| Low
crime, relatively |
5 |
| Centrally
located to beach, L.A., mountains |
5 |
| Great
sports activities for kids |
5 |
| Parks
well maintained |
5 |
| Community
involved in volunteerism, as a whole |
4 |
| Friendly
neighbors |
4 |
| Diverse
economic base |
4 |
| Philanthropic
community |
4 |
| Wide
streets- center dividers |
4 |
| Teach
and require volunteerism in schools |
3 |
| CALM |
3 |
| Larger
restaurant chains |
3 |
| Plenty
of recreation and leisure activities |
2 |
| Helpful
people |
2 |
| Nice
variety of higher learning schools |
2 |
| Bicycle
path |
2 |
| Good
civic groups, good selection |
2 |
| Heart
Hospital |
2 |
| Golf
courses-affordable and plentiful |
1 |
| Kern
River |
1 |
| Up
on the Roof Down on the Street |
1 |
| Wide
agricultural base |
1 |
| Number
of trees |
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| First
Night New Years Event |
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| What
are Greater Bakersfield's key weaknesses?
What don't you like? |
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| Non-competitive
pricing: dry-cleaning, gas, airline |
12 |
| Air
quality |
11 |
| Lack
of shopping: variety and selection |
10 |
| Need
recruitment of industries other than ag and oil |
9 |
| Airline
service - lack of good connections |
9 |
| Water
quality |
9 |
| Low
salaries |
9 |
| Rosedale
needs beautification |
8 |
| Stronger
recruitment of new restaurants |
7 |
| Reputation
of Bakersfield |
7 |
| County
lack of planning: roads,
parks, etc |
6 |
| Lack
of planning for traffic, housing, infrastructure |
5 |
| Quality
of produce |
5 |
| Lack
of marketing of Bakersfield |
5 |
| Lack
of technical schools |
5 |
| Need
for competitive licensed daycare & extended hours |
5 |
| Schools
testing below state average |
4 |
| Need
more recreational and cultural activities |
4 |
| Kern
River Freeway too expensive/benefits too few |
4 |
| Parks
missing on the West side |
3 |
| Oil
refinery burnoff and Ag burning |
3 |
| Dairy
proposals |
2 |
| bakersfield.com
needs an event site on CA website |
2 |
| High
unemployment |
2 |
| Castle
& Cook monopoly on land ownership/development |
2 |
| Need
family fun park |
1 |
| No
water park |
1 |
| Only
one newspaper |
1 |
| Regional
division by social & economic base |
1 |
| Local
vendors not used for events |
1 |
| Lack
of communication of upcoming events |
1 |
| Traffic
too fast. No speed enforcement |
1 |
| G.E.M.
care dominates medical community |
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| No
fresh fish |
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| Rosedale
growing too fast |
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| Poor
tree trimming |
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