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10-17-2017, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Guest
When someone has taken an idea with some truth in it and made it his reason to hate, you have to think that that person has fallen outside the criteria for normal behavior.
There are things that cannot be changed that must be accepted. There are cards dealt to all of us that aren't easy to play. There are situations in the world that make us angry and sad, but when hate takes over your entire life, you may need a consult with a good behavioral specialist if you can find one.
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Nicely put.
I wonder how East Palo Alto became such as spot for crime? It is quite close to Stanford. It probably was not the struggling people who live there and who want to get out of there quickly.
It does look like it has improved since I was driving through there in the mid 1980s.
East Palo Alto, California - Wikipedia
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In the past, East Palo Alto experienced profound crime and poverty, especially during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1992, it had the highest homicide rate in the country with 24,322 people, and 42 murders, equaling a rate of 172.7 homicides per 100,000 residents.[9] Since then the city's crime problems have subsided, and the murder rate in particular has declined to a typical urban level. In 2006, East Palo Alto experienced a comparatively low six murders, seven in 2007, and only five in 2008. As of July 28, 2017, there had been no homicides in city since the year began, thanks to improved dispute resolution techniques and a collaboration between the local police and the community.[10]
The prosperity that benefited the Silicon Valley during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s largely bypassed East Palo Alto. The Ravenswood City School District, which serves East Palo Alto and part of adjoining Menlo Park, has struggled with low academic performance.[citation needed] Eventually, however, the Peninsula's shortage of land and soaring property prices meant that even East Palo Alto became an option for urban regeneration. Until recently, gentrification has been rare in East Palo Alto.
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