tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post7674712907103328876..comments2024-03-29T00:30:10.138-07:00Comments on BikeBubba's Boulangerie: Big problems in OaklandBike Bubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-32790686740758101052018-05-15T07:26:53.874-07:002018-05-15T07:26:53.874-07:00Actually, I grew up in Indiana, but I learned a lo...Actually, I grew up in Indiana, but I learned a lot about LA in the two summers I spent in Torrance, Redondo Beach, and El Segundo. I must admit, though, that growing up near Gary and going to college with young people from Detroit helped me understand what goes on in South Central. (as all Angelinos and Angelinas either agree or cringe....or both)Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-46968841116696872382018-05-14T17:28:43.084-07:002018-05-14T17:28:43.084-07:00You grew up here too. :)
Raise your hand if your...You grew up here too. :)<br /><br />Raise your hand if your school had a drive-by while you attended.... <br />-facepalm-<br /><br />Raise your hand if you understand why 100,000+/year are leaving CA?Hearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755578765945858847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-5831322205530467062018-05-14T10:13:09.912-07:002018-05-14T10:13:09.912-07:00I was thinking Palos Verdes or Manhattan Beach, my...I was thinking Palos Verdes or Manhattan Beach, myself. <br /><br />Regarding the article, I was there (Torrance, west of the 405) when the Raiders decided to go back to Oakland, and joked with friends at church that they'd just have to get a bulletproof vest and go to the high school games to watch football. I was shocked that they all just agreed with me and didn't even give me any dirty looks.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-54530169079592583572018-05-14T07:46:49.748-07:002018-05-14T07:46:49.748-07:00Well. In Compton maybe?
This popped up in the ne...Well. In Compton maybe?<br /><br />This popped up in the news today, is tangentially related, and will make you face-palm so, sharing. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Schools-Are-Recruiting-Grounds-for-Teen-Drug-Mules-Prosecutors-482407361.htmlHearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755578765945858847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19803826.post-16666203756037908082018-05-10T22:20:38.029-07:002018-05-10T22:20:38.029-07:00Oakland is actually more San Fran than LA. And it...Oakland is actually more San Fran than LA. And it's been "interesting" for a long while. Hey, guess where Jerry Brown hung out as mayor for a while in between stints as gov?<br /><br />But hey, the rest of your point is totally valid.Hearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755578765945858847noreply@blogger.com