Talking about stating the obvious. The Southern California Association of Governments came out with its annual State of the Region report and the results were not exactly shocking. The region got an "F" in mobility (that's traffic), a "D" in housing and education, a "B" for employment and a "B" for safety. Fine, but rather than spend time compiling information that we already know, wouldn't SCAG be better off focusing on ways to make stuff better? It's a crazy notion, but I thought I'd just put it out there.
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