Foothills of sacramento-breaking news (Oakland, Stockton: foreclosures, rent, violent crime)

[kip60]

Nevada County has been the cause of it's own demise because of it's liberal "tolerance" that everyone should be allowed to do their own thing. After 40 years, they are changing their minds but it may be too late.

Narcotics task force hard-pressed to keep up with complaints | TheUnion.com (http://www.theunion.com/article/20110925/BREAKINGNEWS/110929850/1066&ParentProfile=1053 - broken link)

Grass Valley is an intolerant place to live because of drug related lifestyles and an increasing number of wandering homeless faces in shopping areas (also reported in recent - Union - newspaper stories).

On meth manufacturer gets evicted and the next one moves in and it's a vicious cycle that law enforcement can no longer keep up.

In Nevada City, landlords take advantage of home foreclosures and drug related incomes by charging high rent ($900. - $1,100.) for a one bedroom in town. Some new residents are "green" to the idea that they may never be safe, because there may be no public paid protection from the terrible element that is about to invade the town at harvest time. They once looked like silly dread lock second generation hippies but now the faces belong to the deadly, armed Mexican drug cartel. This could be the year of the turning point.

Not to mention the possibility that the courthouse may be moved out of downtown and cause further legitimate business distress.

Merchants have told me they look forward to the wads of cash at harvest season; so much for learning how to manage tourism. Why bother, when it's all so easy....go ahead on...dudes.. being self destructive and stupid.

Nevada City had 3 public elementary schools; it now has one; there are few real jobs and fewer by the day.

We're seniors and too vulnerable at this stage of our lives for this plague, so we were lucky and got out a few months ago but we grieve. It's such a beautiful environment and being destroyed for no good reason, except that "people everywhere just want to be free" - at the expense of our children.

There still might be enough legitimate money to pay for private militia but you need to get moving quickly.

[kip60]

these articles all appeared with a few days and each day, there seems to be another story.

Just read the last sentence of this story, if you are not already upset:

Motion to suppress evidence against Damschen denied | TheUnion.com (http://www.theunion.com/article/20110924/NEWS/110929881/1066&ParentProfile=1053 - broken link)

He's out - in the community - in case you don't want to read all of it.

And More:

Group pushes to restrict pot in residential areas | TheUnion.com (http://www.theunion.com/article/20110925/BREAKINGNEWS/110929853/1066/FEATURES&parentprofile=1053 - broken link)

[wburg]

Private militia? Are you advocating paying mercenaries to enforce martial law?

[kip60]

I spent a lot of time and research on these posts and don't like you taking something out of context to start an internet argument about how a very serious problem should be solved.

You would be doing a better service for the community, if you would read the newspaper articles, address the issues and discuss your solutions.

I don't like being set up by you; I think you are more intelligent than that and hopefully more concerned. When was the last time you were in Grass Valley or Nevada City?

[KC6ZLV]

I go up and down Hwy 49 all the time. Nevada City/Grass Valley isn't in any worse condition than most of the towns in the Motherlode.

The problems you are complaining about are common throughout California.

I'm not sure liberal policies are the cause of the problem. Yuba City-Marysville, Red Bluff and Oroville-Palermo are very conservative and have some very big problems with meth and marijuana. If you consider marijuana to be a problem.

[CeJeH]

goddam kids smokin yer pots git offa my lawn or ima get muh malishaz all in yer bizniz

[Aquaboy]

Originally Posted by kip60

Nevada County has been the cause of it's own demise because of it's liberal "tolerance" that everyone should be allowed to do their own thing. After 40 years, they are changing their minds but it may be too late.

Narcotics task force hard-pressed to keep up with complaints | TheUnion.com (http://www.theunion.com/article/20110925/BREAKINGNEWS/110929850/1066&ParentProfile=1053 - broken link)




There still might be enough legitimate money to pay for private militia but you need to get moving quickly.

Why not burn some Jewish businesses and lynch some blacks? That'll teach em, right Kip?

[mountainrose]

According to new FBI report, Nevada City is the 5th worst city in CA for violent crimes (which are murders, rapes, etc not pot busts). And Grass Valley is 17th. I was hoping that this was a mistake, but relatives in the area confirm that it is getting overrun by violent elements from Mexican gangs to meth labs. So sad, hope it gets turned around--I don't think it is about politics as Nevada County has always been purple, even center right sometimes--unless it has changed recently??
Click on arrows to get to Nevada City #5:
Most Dangerous Cities In California: Oakland Tops The List (PHOTOS)

[CeJeH]

Originally Posted by mountainrose

According to new FBI report, Nevada City is the 5th worst city in CA for violent crimes (which are murders, rapes, etc not pot busts). And Grass Valley is 17th. I was hoping that this was a mistake, but relatives in the area confirm that it is getting overrun by violent elements from Mexican gangs to meth labs. So sad, hope it gets turned around--I don't think it is about politics as Nevada County has always been purple, even center right sometimes--unless it has changed recently??
Click on arrows to get to Nevada City #5:
Most Dangerous Cities In California: Oakland Tops The List (PHOTOS)

sorry but I have a really hard time believing that list when they say that Oroville is more dangerous than Stockton, they called Stockton an "East bay City", and they have not 1 but 2 cities on that top 8 list that didn't record a single murder last year.

[Malloric]

The second, of course, being Belvedere which had 0 violent crimes period and was included to make the worst cities appear even worse by comparison. I love people who don't believe statistics. Reality Does Not. Conform To My Worldview. Reality Is Wrong.