| What
do you like about Greater Bakersfield?
What are our strengths? |
|
|
|
| Higher
education available |
10 |
| Economic
development focus |
7 |
| Rich
agricultural area |
7 |
| Affordable
cost of living |
7 |
| youth
training programs |
6 |
| Caring
leadership in government |
6 |
| Central
location |
6 |
| Small
town feeling |
6 |
| Caring
community |
5 |
| Revitalized
downtown |
5 |
| Employment
opportunities |
5 |
| Entertainment |
4 |
| Good
place to grow up |
4 |
| Law
enforcement |
4 |
| Mariachi
Youth |
4 |
| Close
to the beach |
4 |
| Outdoor
sports |
4 |
| Diversity |
3 |
| Parks/open
areas |
3 |
| Roads |
3 |
| After
school activities |
3 |
| Commercial
shopping center |
2 |
| Community
growth |
2 |
| Public
libraries |
2 |
| Easy
commutes |
2 |
| Good
schools |
2 |
|
|
| What
don't you like about Greater Bakersfield?
What are our weaknesses? |
|
|
|
| Drugs
and gangs |
10 |
| Lack of
affordable health insurance & service |
10 |
| Illegal
dumping |
8 |
| Lack of
child care |
8 |
| Lack of
teachers |
7 |
| High
number of welfare recipients |
7 |
| Lack of
discipline & laws requiring school attendance |
7 |
| Unmotivated
youth |
7 |
| Lack of
cultural centers |
7 |
| Homeless |
6 |
| Slow
police response |
6 |
| No
substance abuse program |
6 |
| Unequal
distribution of resources by geography for youth |
6 |
| Lack of
Latino civic participation |
6 |
| Lack of
job training opportunities for Spanish speakers |
6 |
| Prosecute
minors as adults |
5 |
| Lack of
street lighting in minor areas |
5 |
| Lack of
parenting education/programs/resources |
5 |
| Lack of
curfew laws |
4 |
| Poor
road conditions in poor areas |
3 |
| Railroad
garbage (Baker to Oswell) |
3 |
| Poor
air quality |
2 |
| Abandoned
buildings in East Bakersfield |
2 |
| Trash
dumpers (litterers) |
2 |
| Blight
on Lakeview Ave. |
2 |
| Lack of
career services center (East Bakersfield) |
2 |
| Graffiti |
1 |
