I live in an apartment in a sub-urban part of San Mateo, which is mostly a residential area. Mainly millionaires own many houses around this area, and they keep themselves updated about the market value of their houses. They cannot stand any factors leading to decrease on the price or as well as the area being un-peaceful.
Last summer, city passed to open a 7-eleven on 501 N San Mateo Drive, just one block away from my apartment. It was at very convenient location for me to go and get a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread, and sometimes even a cup of coffee anytime of the day. I had become a regular customer there. Like me, local people mainly used it for grocery purposes since it was much closer than any other convenience store in our area.
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Reason being first, they were located in a residential area and second, they didn’t have a proper parking lot. Their noisy delivery trucks didn't really fit in the parking lot, so they had to double-park alongside the store, blocking a full lane of traffic. I've myself witnessed several near-accidents due to this hazard. The surrounding area of the store was not even close to clean because people would not simply throw away the trash on the trash bins but the street. Cigarettes buds and napkin papers could be seen around the store area. The situation did not improve, but worsen as the days passed by. The health conscious parents with kids in the neighborhood also weren't happy either, because this 7-Eleven was located right where the kids from two nearby schools walk every day. They wouldn't want their kids consuming that junk food from 7-eleven, never mind smoking cigarettes.
Local residents kept up the pressure, going all the way to the city council, where they got what they wanted. Finally, the city reached an agreement with the store’s representative to close down in which the city paid about $150,000 to 7-Eleven and the property owners and the store were closed by the end of March 2014. A group of residents took up collections and raised between $40000 to $45000 and spent on legal fees, and their zoning code interpretations. The City Council, the City Attorney and the Planning Commission stood up
This resulted in additional stores going out of business.
My neighborhood has homes in the price range of $350,000 to $750,000 and no one with that much money invested in a property is going to let it go downhill. They are not going to paint it hot pink, through trash on the ground or have twelve cars parked on the front law.
When their neighborhood starts changing and all these luxury homes are being built for the wealthier residents, you can have a lot of racial tension. Although the Upper class residents do occupy these newly renovated places, they are not to blame for it. Policy makers encourage gentrification more than they oppose it. To the Government it increases property taxes, and boost the economy. Ronnie Flores states; “[…] Success is measured not by how well people are accommodated, but how much profit can be made’’. It can be discouraging when Policy makers seem to be on the opposite side of what these longtime residents want to prevent or at least co-exist with. Investors and developers are always on the lookout for areas where they can buy cheap and reap the profits. Not once keeping in the mind the effects it can have on the current residents who built this city life that draws so much attention to it.
This high demand can be due to what many people call “historical low interest rates” as more people are interesting in home ownership especially young people to take advantage of these low rates. A prosperous tech industry in the area that keeps attracting highly skilled workers who earn higher than average incomes increases demand. In her article “Housing affordability crisis drives Bay Area middle-class exodus”, Mary Ann Azevedo explains that the Bay Area created 114,000 new jobs in 2014 and only 8,000 housing units. Azevedo further explains this low inventory, “The City of San Francisco is still producing only 2,000 housing units per year — when it has needed more like 5,000 for the last 20 years and going forward.” These statistics provide a clear picture of the seriousness of the situation and explains one of the major reasons that are driving the prices up with no sight of slowing
There is no question that chain stores have a detrimental effect on the measurable character and community of small towns. Not only are residents effected economically and collectively, but the character of the area is also threatened or compromised. In conclusion, we should all take a step back and see how we can give back to our community by leveling the playing field for local businesses. The first step in doing so is to realize the negative influences chain stores impose on small towns.
My heart was beating and my hands were sweating. My teacher asked me a question and I wanted to cry. I didn’t know how to say my response in English and was afraid of the other kids making fun of me because I thought my accent was too strong. All the students stared. “Just answer the question” one girl murmured. Every day I’d sit in the same seat without talking. And even though I had spent a month in the same classroom I felt uncomfortable being there. I moved to the United States from the Dominican Republic when I was twelve. I knew the word for “mariposa” was “butterfly,” and I knew how to introduce myself, but that was about all. Some people would even become frustrated due to the fact they couldn’t understand me, or the other way around. Knowing how they felt about me not being able to communicate made me want to shut myself off from them.
Since Wal-Mart has somehow attracted everybody in town, there will be no place to park. The back is filled up by the campers, trucks, RV’s, and the car that someone has probably taken as their home. The handicapped spots are usually taken by the old folks, and the liars. Since parking spaces are limited, Walmart is famous for the “drop and go”. This means that a car will drive by the doors, and a passenger (not the driver) will step out and shop. The driver will then pick up the passenger with bought or stolen merchandise. Not only does a customer waste gas going to the super store, they waste gas while shopping at the super
This article got me thinking. I had face situation in my life that because of my bad grammar I had let go of great opportunities. English is my second languish and I thought that as long as I knew the basic I would be ok in life. But as I got older I started seeing the pattern of negatives effects of my insecurity of grammar. My return to college open my eyes to a better potential in life just by continually a proper college education. When reading this article the wheels of my brain started spinning. The first image that pop in my head, was my children trying to mimic all the YouTubers online with their in style vocabulary. Then two little boys appear in my head, two little boys that I saw ones about 10 years ago for about 10mn. I have forgotten them, until
Encourage low rise condominiums were possible as typically they have home owner associations which police their own home owners rather than relying on the city police force. This is not true of apartment building which rely on an apartment manager.
People tend to take their legs for granted. While the other girls in my school were fawning over the football players’ muscles, or their perfect hair, I was jealous of their legs. Their functional legs. It's pretty crazy to think of a 15-year-old learning how to walk, but that’s exactly where I was. In a gym full of colorful mats and loud children, all I could focus on was the heavy Polish accent of my physical therapist urging me to trust myself. I took three whole steps. I started to get over confident, thinking that I could walk way more than someone who had a three-year gap in their walking practice should. I took four more steps. I looked up at my therapist for reassurance and a slight nod of her head encouraged me to keep going. Left.
While working as a healer, I began picking up on the causes of my client's illness or injuries. I would know things that the client hadn't told me, And often times they themselves hadn't even considered. Once the information had been discussed with the client, the pain from the trauma would go completely away.
Emerson is correct that if one wants to grow ones will have to get out of that comfort zone. If one already mastered something and not trying new things that person will never grow as a person. Exploring to new projects, to new places , and to new people will help ones grow. Just doing the same thing repeating will get exhausting and not exciting .
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As a first generation American, my parents worked extensive hours to support my family and consequently, they were rarely home with us. Through my experience at home, my leadership experience acquired over the years has taught me several important skills that an older brother must have. There were numerous occasions where my grandparents would care for us with our parents’ absence. However, a guilty conscience from within made me realize that there was so much more that I could do to alleviate their hard work. Thus, I began to take my siblings home after school and completed most of the chores at home; undertaking additional responsibilities allowed my grandparents to be at leisure and strengthened my ability to become a reliant older brother.
When you look back on your life, what do you remember most? Personal achievements fade from memory as you age; setbacks and failures aren’t there; arguments argue their existence away; simple daily tasks blend together and take care of themselves. Only one thing remains – moments of fulfilment. Some things make you feel pure joy, but you wouldn’t want to do them again. Fulfillment is different. It’s when you’re so unbelievably happy you could do that same thing over and over again for the rest of your life.