At the November 17th, 2015 Huntington Park, CA City Council meeting, Betty Robinson of We the People Rising shared some startling facts about "The City of Perfect Balance":

The city is ranked as the second worst small city in the country to live in.

She gathered this information from the following website, Wallet Hub, and this article:

2015’s Best & Worst Small Cities in America

The columnist Richie Bernardo supplied the following information to elucidate the rating criteria:

Inevitably, life in a small city demands some tradeoffs such as shorter business hours, a heavier reliance on cars and fewer dating opportunities. WalletHub’s analysts compared 1,268 small cities in the U.S. to find the ones where residents don’t have to give up much. Our data set includes a total of 22 metrics, ranging from housing costs to school-system quality to the number of restaurants per capita. You can find the complete ranking, a detailed methodology and additional expert commentary below.

The city is not the worst, but SECOND TO LAST!

1223	Woonsocket, RI	33.76	1107	1232	786	940
1224	Adelanto, CA	33.72	661	1256	1128	1045
1225	Albany, GA	33.68	875	1243	1117	971
1226	Waipahu, HI	33.67	1208	807	952	1157
1227	Spring Valley, NY	33.65	1226	743	1167	880
1228	Coachella, CA	33.60	657	1236	1244	997
1229	San Pablo, CA	33.52	1077	1155	1139	970
1230	Tulare, CA	33.51	707	1191	1251	1021
1231	Lawndale, CA	33.47	1222	955	1162	640
1232	North Highlands, CA	33.45	943	1182	1088	1171
1233	Porterville, CA	33.30	704	1210	1252	982
1234	Hesperia, CA	33.29	698	1240	1131	1155
1235	Ceres, CA	33.23	685	1237	1246	933
1236	Gary, IN	33.20	599	1262	1051	1166
1237	San Jacinto, CA	33.19	519	1197	1242	1176
1238	Marrero, LA	33.06	513	1204	1260	1190
1239	Madera, CA	33.04	909	1160	1259	921
1240	Fallbrook, CA	32.98	1088	1090	1213	1041
1241	Atwater, CA	32.94	818	1245	1216	927
1242	East Point, GA	32.93	810	1241	1144	1194
1243	Calexico, CA	32.91	850	1224	1154	1122
1244	Yuba City, CA	32.84	924	1222	1227	859
1245	Hempstead, NY	32.73	1233	878	937	1138
1246	Hemet, CA	32.65	778	1246	1247	865
1247	Merced, CA	32.63	968	1226	1222	815
1248	Los Banos, CA	32.61	766	1253	1120	1126
1249	Montebello, CA	32.55	1173	1003	1188	1066
1250	Soledad, CA	32.35	876	1252	1211	978
1251	Desert Hot Springs, CA	32.32	981	1231	1183	1017
1252	Bellflower, CA	32.31	1188	999	1181	1048
1253	Wasco, CA	32.24	734	1247	1215	1175
1254	Rosemead, CA	31.87	1191	1138	1201	828
1255	National City, CA	31.55	1192	1077	1230	899
1256	Hawthorne, CA	31.21	1241	969	1232	824
1257	Baldwin Park, CA	30.82	1001	1178	1261	1144
1258	Perris, CA	30.73	718	1233	1264	1173
1259	Paramount, CA	30.65	1148	1126	1262	1037
1260	Delano, CA	30.09	809	1255	1267	1070
1261	Watsonville, CA	29.50	1174	1227	1254	856
1262	South Gate, CA	29.12	1123	1196	1265	1133
1263	Maywood, CA	29.06	1214	1170	1253	1023
1264	Lynwood, CA	29.00	1131	1209	1266	1085
1265	Compton, CA	28.63	1032	1235	1263	1184
1266	Bell Gardens, CA	27.76	1228	1192	1250	1117
1267	Huntington Park, CA	27.59	1216	1218	1268	872
1268	Bell, CA	26.78	1215	1249	1238	1135

Particularly disturbing out this information, California cities round out the bottom 40, and lower than the poorest city in the most liberal state in the union: Woonsocket, Rhode Island, a city which the Washington Post had covered extensively, exposing the intense and permeating government dependence throughout the city and its residences.

Huntington Park, CA: The Second Worst City in America

The Providence Journal even printed an editorial I wrote about the the city.

Huntington Park – not the worst city, but second to the worst.

What could contribute to this city's terrible rating? The prevalence of illegal aliens, perhaps, along with the rogue disregard for the rule of law. The city council is racking up allegations of corruption and financial malfeasance on a weekly basis. The streets and shops are in poor condition, and residents do not operate their business in compliance with municipal codes.

Gangs are rampant in the city, selling drugs. Marijuana usage and loitering are prevalent in city parks.

The police department has only four officers, and rumors indicate that the city council is firing large numbers of city staff and pocketing the money for themselves.

Greg Aprahamian of We the People Rising cautioned the city council: "If you lie with dogs, you end up with fleas." Corruption breeds corruption, and residents seeking a higher quality of life will flee to better climes. Property owners should demand better government and new leaders in their city before Bell tops them on this list.

The city council must rescind the appointments of the two illegal aliens from the city commissions, then stop wasting time and money on useless, needless projects, The city must stop harassing upstanding, law-abiding citizens like Nick Ionnidis and support the rule of law.

Huntington Park, CA – Not the Worst City in America, but. . .

2015’s Best & Worst Small Cities in America

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