salton city

[dennismpat]

Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes

BTW, I used to live in Lakewood back in the 80's (my favorite decade - like totally!)

Ah, yes, the 80's with the big hair and mullets. Yep, gotta love it! 80's popular music is my favorite.

How cool that you lived here back then. I've lived in Lakewood for 25 years (except for 1990-91 when I lived in Sacramento, but I've since moved back), and think it's one of the few areas in L..A. County that's still relatively nice and safe. Also, for an older city, most of the population is white (like 65%), unlike the surrounding cities (Long Beach, Bellflower, Cerritos), where whites are the minority. Hey, we could've been neighbors and never even knew!

[AndyMelbourne]

Originally Posted by jimhcom

Salton City is having a crime wave at the present time,mostly burglaries, 1 to 2 a day in some nieghborhoods. The residents live in fear, and the Sheriffs are either unwilling or unable to do anything. The Imperial County Sheriffs Department is one of the most inept law enforcement agencies you could even imagine. Don't move there unless you want to be a victim.

This is quite hilarious. I spent a day in Salton City/Salton Sea area out of interest sake last year at almost the exact time of this posting. I saw maybe one car and two people the whole time I was there. It's a Ghost town. If there was 1 to 2 burglaries per day the burglars would run out of houses in about two weeks!

There was indeed plenty of dead fish around, but I didn't find the smell overwhelming, mind you this was Nov so maybe it gets more stinky in summer. It is quite possibly the most depressing place I've seen though.

Here are some photos I took for anyone who is interested.


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[jimhcom]

In the zip codes 92274 and 92275 there are aprox. 28,000 people. It would be pretty hard to run out of houses in 2 weeks. But seeing as I know people who live there, and you drove by once I will take your word for it.

[AndyMelbourne]

Originally Posted by jimhcom

In the zip codes 92274 and 92275 there are aprox. 28,000 people. It would be pretty hard to run out of houses in 2 weeks. But seeing as I know people who live there, and you drove by once I will take your word for it.

Well according to you "Salton City is having a crime wave at the present time", and according to city-data.com the population is a whopping 944 residents, which pretty much fits with what I experienced when I was there. How is it possible to have a burglary crime wave in a town that has less than a total 500 households?

It's scaremongers like yourself that taint the credibility of every other post on this forum.

Salton City, CA (California) Houses and Residents
Total population: 944 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 944 (all nonfarm))
-http://www.city-data.com/housing/houses-Salton-City-California.html

Or if you prefer wikipedia stats:
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 978 people, 416 households, and 267 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 17.5/km² (45.2/mi²).
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_City

[jimhcom]

Originally Posted by AndyMelbourne

Well according to you "Salton City is having a crime wave at the present time", and according to city-data.com the population is a whopping 944 residents, which pretty much fits with what I experienced when I was there. How is it possible to have a burglary crime wave in a town that has less than a total 500 households?

It's scaremongers like yourself that taint the credibility of every other post on this forum.

Salton City, CA (California) Houses and Residents
Total population: 944 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 944 (all nonfarm))
-http://www.city-data.com/housing/houses-Salton-City-California.html

Or if you prefer wikipedia stats:
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 978 people, 416 households, and 267 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 17.5/km² (45.2/mi²).
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_City

For those who are not familiar with the area, The Salton City Area consists of 2 zip codes although 1 has a Thermal mailing address. In reality you cannot tell where one stops and the other begins. There has been large construction projects going on in the area and the population has increased expodentialy in the last 2 years. As of last year, the date of the post, burglarys were so prevelant there the Sheriffs department posted a sign warning residents they could not protect them, they were quickly ordered to remove it. Of the 4 people I know with houses in the area, 3 of them were burglarized and cleaned out within a few weeks of the posting.
If you check Realtor.com you will find 300 homes listed for sale in the area and 900+ listed as available. Don't be so quick to question someones credibility untill you are sure you know what you are talking about.

[navywife22]

I know people that live in Salton City as well and we just bought a home there. I realize everyone has bad and good to say about pretty much anything in this world. The people I know have never had a problem with crime. Also, the sea IS being cleaned up and it doesn't smell that bad anymore even in the hot months. Besides, there is crime everywhere so if people want to judge based on that then no one would be able to live anywhere. Anyway, everyone has their own opinions, own choices to make. They are improving Salton City and soon it will be a small flourishing city.

I find it amusing that the pictures listed from another poster are only of an old house and dead fish.

There is a new store, restuarant, casino, subway, gas station and they are planning on building a very large AM/PM as well as work on the golf courses. Things just don't happen overnight.

[iriegirl]

I'm just curious, why are there so many dead fish ? Is the water contaminated or something?
thanks, i.

[happ]

The entire area from the Imperial Valley up to Palm Springs is incredibly hot for half the year [winters are very nice] with hardly any rain. If you like desert with groves of date palms it can be really nice plus the nearby San Jacinto mts are great for winter sports. Colorado River isn't too far away. But there is nothing to do around the Salton Sea unless you fish.

[teechur]

Originally Posted by dennismpat

Imperial County seems to be one of those forgotten areas of Southern California. I have a friend and former co-worker of Mexican descent whose parents are from Calexico, which is on the international border with Mexico (the Mexican side of the city is named Mexicali). My friend and her family (she lives in Orange County, in Irvine) went to visit Calexico sometime within the last two years. She said that Calexico is about 95% Mexican, and one hears Spanish spoken more than English. As a matter of fact, they stopped to have lunch at a Chinese restaurant there run by a Chinese family, and they were speaking to the customers in fluent Spanish!

Even with a lot of new housing being built (and "affordable" by California standards), the area is basically in the middle of the desert, is economically depressed and there isn't much to see and do over there. El Centro is located a little ways to the north of Calexico, and I've heard it described as a real "hell hole"!

Yup, Hell Centro is what the Navy guys call the area. In the summer, it's an appropriate description. In the winter, it's pure heaven. The snowbirds and the golfers know where to find us!!

Frankly, in my 15 years living here as a single mother, I've learned to appreciate the area. However, I'm a certificated teacher, so my employment options are wide open. It's true that the government agencies are the major employment here.

The long description of the area given earlier is right on, in my view. I liked raising my kids here. The border, drinking and drugs are here -- but the area is relatively safe and if you know where your kids are and with whom, there isn't much to worry about. Those who think there isn't much to do here weren't raised in small towns. There are lots of sports activities, community theater, music lessons, and many education options -- including two community colleges (one on the base) and a branch of SDSU which has a good program in education and another in International Business. Just as anywhere I've lived, if you look for it, you can find it.

[desertrascal]

You have to figure between 2000 census we've had a major building boom. Most of the houses are empty though. Some went for rental property but the landlords couldn't keep up with mortgages so tenants were evicted in some cases. I know they sure tried to ruin my view all the new power poles and houses on the horizon. It was mostly greed and the uninformed that started all of this. Cheap land and unscrupulous developers. I have had numerous conversations with new buyers down here asking where they can get a job after buying down here! 35 miles to nearest town. We have no infrastructure to speak of. Oh they're building a new travel center, but how can you pay a mortgage on minimum wage even if you have the whole family working? I moved here on purpose 'cause it was so out of the way and so quiet. You have to love the desert to see the beauty here. So I understand and accept your negative attitudes. And fishing is not the only thing to do here. We have a golf course if that's what you're into, I am not. But the exploration of the desert is abounding here. Awesome trails to travel in dune buggies, 4 wheel drives, dirt bikes etc. If you have a street legal machine you can continue with a off road capable machine from here on into the Borrego Desert and reserve. We have Ocotillo to the east of us that you can get to without ever going on a paved road. The landscape is just wild and fantastic. Now if we could just get rid of all these that are empty or unfinished it would be great! And to those of you that can't stand the desert, do me a favor and stay away. Fine by me. We have enough johnny's come lately that are trying to shut down the desert and control our fun and recreation. It is a great community and we manage to have a lot of fun here. If you ride a motorcycle the area is great for checking out other Ca. communities from here from one side of the Sea to Joshua Tree, to the other going to Borrego Springs to Julian and back roads to the beach via Oceanside.