The World Logistics Center coming to Moreno Valley
Since the introduction of the project for proposed World Logistics Center in Moreno Valley was announced almost 4 years ago, it has had its praises and its criticism. In a town of over 200,000 people in its general population there is much needed demand for jobs and economic prosperity. Moreno Valley has been famous for its ability to attract out of town buyers into its real estate market enticing them with low priced real estate and great freeway access. However this love affair between low cost Home ownership and commuting can come to an end really quickly. As is the case for most home buyers in the area who have to commute out of town every day, in order to keep the bills paid, and their Family fed.
To say that there is a thirst for jobs in Moreno Valley would be an understatement, being that Forbes ranked Moreno Valley 149 place out of 150 of the largest U.S Cities for Worst job market only behind San Bernardino which came in last place. Here is the twist, when you factor jobs to housing, Moreno Valley actually has the worst job to housing ratio in the Country. Here is the link so you can see for yourself
http://www.forbes.com/pictures/fjle45kfgk/no-2-worst-city-for-jobs-moreno-valley-california/
So you see that even Detroit has a better job to housing ratio than Moreno Valley. Now what do these top three (or worst 3) Cities have in common? Yes, lack of jobs is one. How about the crime rate? We can see that jobs and crime go hand in hand. I don't see panhandlers in Irvine and Newport, I would assume it's because the police have nothing better to do than go after low petty crimes. But in Cities such as Moreno Valley, San Bernardino, and Detroit the low petty crimes go unnoticed because the police have bigger fish to catch. Where there is a low job market there is also "creative'' ways to make money.
So why would anyone oppose such a project in a much needed area? Well for starters, where there is special interest involved, exists the special interests of others. Much of the opposing parties of the World Logistics Center (WLC) have their own agenda. When asked about the project the best they can come up with is: Traffic, Pollution, and "Moreno Valley is not For Sale" Addressing the special interest of the Developer of the WLC, Highland Fairview. Now for those who attended the planning commission the concerns about health, traffic, and pollution were addressed with the most careful consideration. After the concerns were addressed I saw opposing members of the WLC leave one by one, because the information that was released be bunked their arguments.
So now the question is what were these opposition groups really trying to do??
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