Chico, California SperlingViews
"Not so great since the housing boom"
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Not so great since the housing boom - 12/7/2008 |
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| Thanks to the housing boom a few years ago a lot of bay area families moved here. That is fine, in theory. The reasons they came here are the problem. Reason number 1, they wanted affordable housing compared to the bay area. This of course raised demand here which in turn raised our cost of housing. Reason number 2, they wanted to get their gang banger kids away from the gangs. Rather than removing their kids from the gangs, they actually brought the gangs here. Now we have increased violent crime. I cant recall a single murder from when I was a teenager. Now I hear on the news about murders all the time. Thank you so much to the all of you who brought your problems to a town that 10 years ago was a nice place to live.
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| Becoming unlivable - 3/15/2007
I've lived in Chico since 1996. I found myself here to be with a man I am no longer with. I found one who is better and now we are married. I would have never chosen Chico but now am a homeowner[read more...]
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| No longer a place worth living in - 1/1/2007
I grew up here. While I have wonderful memories of how Chico USED to be..... it is no longer the town I loved. The cost of living & housing is rediculous. The crime is UNbelievable. We now have[read more...]
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| Read this before going to chico!!!!!!!! - 9/22/2006
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| The Best of Everything! - 10/23/2005
Chico is one of the most beautiful and cultural cities in Northern California. Everything you want is here: Warm sunny dry weather and the best shopping and
recreation in the North Sacramento[read more...]
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| Chico's plusses and minuses - 7/25/2005
I like Chico. It's a beautiful college town place and great for walkers and bikers. Inexepensive living by California standards is great for college students, disabled and retired people. Not too[read more...]
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