How Are We Doing? Well...We Suck.

According to a report released last week by the Southern California Association of Governments (who are in charge of...what, exactly?), So Cal gets a D- for transportation, D+ for housing, B for employment, and C- for both air quality and income. Sounds about right to me. Way too many people, not enough resources. As I told a friend, "Why doesn't everyone NOT involved in the entertainment industry just go home?" And hell if I'm going to raise my kids here. What, so they can get black lung?

This is obviously a city with so many stars in its eyes it fails to see the light. It's not the taxpayers' fault that city planners mapped out a rail system that has no direct line from the valley to the West side, nor threads through the heart of Hollywood and mid-Wilshire, nor leads directly to the airport (you have to take about 1.5 hours' worth of rail from downtown and then TAKE A SHUTTLE to LAX--apparently they're working on fixing that).

As far as shelter goes, maybe the housing bubble will burst and we'll all be able to afford a walk-in closet sized condo for less than $350,000 that's NOT in Pacoima.