Lancaster

[junkman18]

Originally Posted by Sage of Sagle

I/J/K are all problematic from there over to 30th east...even where all those new home tracts are around 30th east and K/J they're having a rash of carjackings and home break ins. You been in that Wal-Mart over at 20th east and J? Scary...

I hate to say it, but it's the locals, not the prison, that's the problem, just as TCGomez says above...

How many people moved to Lancaster/Palmdale area so they could be close to the prison. So they can go on visiting days

[midnightbirdgirl]

Originally Posted by junkman18

How many people moved to Lancaster/Palmdale area so they could be close to the prison. So they can go on visiting days

Sadly, there is a great influx of folks doing that in a multifamily situation. Most of the prisoners in said prison are illegals.
MBG

[VickyVicky]

I dont think the fear is people breaking out of the prison, but the families drawn to the area due to their loved ones in the prison and we have a big Section 8 Govt housing market and a lot of people on welfare.

Its one of the cheapest cities in LA County to live in...

I am one of those who lives on the East side... and I agree about it going downhill. My block has a spattering of original old timers who bought their homes brand new.. they are dying off and now the Section 8s are springing up... sighhh...

Ave I was also bad, part of it was a heavily mexican market area, still is, but some of those shops are moving, go further East and there were liquor stores, prostitues, crime, it was an area I avoided driving down at night. But it has been revamped some due to the city tearing down numerous low income homes surrounding the blvd. But it still has a ways to go.

[concernedcitizen1212]

We purchased a home near Avenue I to occupy and were in the process of renovating the entire home. Then came the realization that we made a fatal error by purchasing in this location. The neighbor is on Section 8 and another neighbor has so much traffic stopping in and out .. that we suspect something illegal is going on in. We finished the renovations and then opted not to move in and rent out the home instead.

The tenant pool is just horrible. We are trying to hold out not to rent to Section "8" but I can tell you that 90% of the calls we received to view the property is from Section "8" recipients. I can see where the temptation to rent to Section "8" individuals lie because quite frankly you can rent the house easily and for far more than to a private party. Which brings me to my initial concern: There are hardworking families here that cannot afford to pay rent equal to the amount Section "8" reicipients receive, they work, they budget and they are having difficult time. Yet, they live in homes far substandard to what a Section "8" recipient lives in. There is a Section "8" recipient down the street, lives in a new home, drives a new car, and works for the City... isn't there something wrong with this picture? The neighbor has Section "8" and does not work at all. Is there not guidelines in place to ensure that Section "8" recipients must work??? Another family has at least 6 foster care kids and rumored to be a Section "8" recipient. The kids run the streets all hours of the day and night without supervision. We had a previous tenant who received Social Services....believe me they demolished the home and stripped it when they left. There is no motiviation for them to work either...believe me, they had money to buy beer (as we cleaned up a ton of discarded beer cases and bottles). They sit home and watch television and party all day!

We need some reform in AV ... there is a definite imbalance here. Too much free money doled out by the City with little or no governing. How can this be? All that is happening now is that it is creating a City of Slum, increasing the Sherrif's staff, and slowly driving out the people who moved here initially to enjoy the peace and solitude of the environment that has long since disspeared?

Is there any talk of reform here in AV?

[Out_of_Palmdale]

Talk of "reform" in the AV? If it takes the police months to respond to a crack house, what do you think?? You won't see it in your lifetime.