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CoopersDad

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9. Absolutely.

Reply to usonian (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 12:08 AM

Jul 24

I've lived with and watched decades of change along the 580-205 route into the Central Valley.
Over the past 12 years it's been watching how people who work in the cities of San Jose and Santa Cruz have had to go further and further to find affordability, now traveling from as far away as Merced.
Gilroy was affordable, then that moved outward to Hollister, then Los Banos and now Merced.
High salaries and poor public planning policies have not served workers well.

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Los Angeles no longer ranks as worst US city for traffic (BBC) [View all] usonian Jul 23 OP

Say what?.......................... Lovie777 Jul 23 #1

Denver among the best? As one who has spent a LOT of time in Atlanta and LA/DC--albeit not so recently for the last, hlthe2b Jul 23 #2

drove thru atlanta to tenn at about 3 am. HOW MANY LANES? yikes. pansypoo53219 Jul 23 #3

. dalton99a Jul 23 #4

They should poll service class workers. Their commute is 3X as bad or worse. CoopersDad Jul 23 #5

I think that "San Francisco" counts as the bay area. usonian Jul 23 #8

Absolutely. CoopersDad Jul 24 #9

Merced's congressional district flipped blue. usonian Jul 24 #12

Excellent news! CoopersDad Jul 24 #17

I am serious. And don't call me Shirley. nt Xolodno Jul 23 #6

I believe it Renew Deal Jul 23 #7

My daughter told me it was horrible when she worked there Tree Lady Jul 24 #10

I hear that traffic is lighter with the sacking of "Rome" usonian Jul 24 #11

That is likely because I have stopped commuting... GReedDiamond Jul 24 #13

Not Surprising DET Jul 24 #14

I'm in NOVA as well... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #18

Chicago "best" traffic? Shirley, you can't be series! JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 24 #15

I grew up in Virginia near DC, spent serious time in Atlanta, Boston, been in L.A. DFW Jul 24 #16