Save Our Community was founded in the movement to resist Wal-Mart's development in Rosemead, California. Now, it has become a general site for news, information, gossip, talk, and blogging about Rosemead. We also have stories about South San Gabriel, San Gabriel, Montebello, and occasionally about Pico Rivera, El Monte, South El Monte, Alhambra, Temple City, and other nearby communities. Your host is Todd. If you want a blog just sign up, get approved, and start writing. Good posts will be moved onto the home page.
Saying NO to Amigo Stores
Yeah, I saw this article and thought the same thing: Second, third, and fourth generation Americans are more American than immigrant, but sometimes it takes a while for the businesses serving the community to catch up to their clientele.
One important difference between BP and Rosemead is that no one's talking about eminent domain, here.
Saying NO to Amigo Stores
We're not suffering from a lack of Starbuck's either.
That city council there is lame. If they really wanted a coffee, they could probably find someone who wanted to build one, and invest in a coffee bar. I'm sure it would do fine. There are two independent ones in Boyle Heights, where the immigrants and their kids are poor.
What our local cities don't realize is that our areas, specifically the west SGV, are a cauldron of creative energy.