If you have followed this blog for some time, I hope it’s obvious to you that I love Fresno. But that doesn’t mean I don’t see issues with the city.
There are things Fresno can do without. Things, if I had a magic wand, I would get rid of. One (or two or so) things I would edit out. What would that be?
I know there are mountains around here somewhere
The bad air. Right now it would be the bad air. Sorta obvious, with the August temps, California fires and the Valley being a natural bowl.
But honestly, I don’t think it would be my choice in the Spring, Fall or even the chimney smoke-filled Winter. I probably would choose something else. I’m one of the lucky ones (knock on wood) that isn’t physically bothered by the air.
Of course there is also strong poverty here. That would be the human thing to remove and would kick up Fresno’s economy. But that’s something an adult might do. A good person. Not sure I’m your guy.
What about little annoying things?
- People that block the lane and don’t leave you space to merge onto the street from a parking lot.
- Train crossings. Trains are cool for my kid to watch, but are annoying when you’re late for soccer.
- Trying to beat the ‘churchies’ to your favorite breakfast spot on Sunday morning. … now I’m not saying to edit out churchies, just don’t let them into my breakfast haunts until my hungover-ass is done eating.
- Sprawl/Being too spread out. Have you ever tried to get from the Fig Garden Loop to the Airport, Tower, or (for some dumb reason) Clovis? It blows. Herndon should have been a freeway.
Theses are some things I would not mind editing out of Fresno. What about you? Leave a comment on your choice. But let’s not get to crazy negative. Remember I am STILL a Fresno lover; smoke-filled skies and all.
Yo Mike I’m also a Fresno lover however yes there’s a multitude of thing S I wish our fair city can improve on or do without.
1. Get a handle on crime, get more people in higher education rather than criminal activity.
2. Have the city be more biz friendly in order to creat a higher tax base that gives us more revenue to clean the city and creat a higher standard of living.
3. Get rid of the Fresno inferiority complex. Be proud of where we are from.
All good things, Jeff!
Lawns. There’s no point to them besides aesthetics and it would save us so much water.
Yep. We do like to act like we’re not in a desert, when we pretty much are. SacTown, LA, SD and SF have the same issue though.