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Wednesday, November 16, 2005 

LA: Smog Capital of the U.S.

The LA Times reported yesterday that we have made it to the top of the heap as the Smog Capital of the USA, again. It appears the air quality in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties,including there we live Diamond Bar, has exceeded the federal health standard for more than 2 1/2 months this year.

However in the happiest place on earth has other areas we've hit the number one status:

LA is:
#1. City with the largest under educated population in the USA
#1 in Non-English speaking student population in USA
#1 in Child lead poisoning
#1 with the largest homeless population in the USA
#1 Murders per years
#1 in child poverty
#1 Illegal Alien population
#1 Traffic congestion
#1 Population density
#1 in the fewest freeways per person in the USA

And everyone wonders why we really want to leave LA and California? Sure...