[quote=AN]You would have to see it to believe it. It’s a dirty shame – CA’s darkest secret that never should have happened.[/quote]
No, I wouldn’t be shocked. My wife grew up in Fresno and her entire extended family live there for over 20 years. So, I’m sure I know as much if not more about the San Joaquin Valley than you do. So, you might think you know about a place by driving through it, I know the place because I have family members who grew up there and are still living there. I go visit them several times a year. So yes, I’ve seen it as it changes over the last 10+ years.[/quote]
I don’t just “drive through,” AN. I have good friends in Merced, Modesto and Lodi and have taken nearly ALL the state hwys ALL over the state traversing from the coast inland and vice versa. The inland sprawl (west of the Sierras) is almost EVERYWHERE there is a road with unprotected open space!
So what do you think of the outgrowth of Fresno and surrounds, AN? Does it appear “sustainable” to you? Has any of your spouse’s relatives commented on how the (surrounding) distressed properties affect their own values and/or on the displacement of all the families who have lost their homes?
