“WAREHOUSE EMPIRE” SUMMARY AND REFLECTIONS. This article by Jessica Garrison, is an illustration of the reality we live in and yet, sometimes we don’t notice it. I think they couldn’t have chosen a better name for this article because it describes things the way they are: An empire of warehouses. The article talks about how warehouses are taking over Moreno Valley and Miraloma cities in the inland empire and how that is related in some cases to corruption. One case mentioned, is the one of councilman Marcelo Co, who was arrested after a sting operation. He was caught on tape taking 2.36 million dollars from a FBI undercover agent as a payment for his vote on land-use plans. Although, as stated in the article, a fifth of the population in Moreno
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Despite of these respiratory problems mentioned “yet, time and again, records and interviews show, officials failed to consider health impacts when approving warehouses.” In consequence Mira Loma residents had to be provided with home air filters. Dozens of warehouses were approved to be built in Mira Loma between 1987 and 2000 without having required a detailed environmental study. To begin with my reflections, I would like to cite this phrase from the article “The warehouse boom has been propelled by two stark factors: poverty and money.” These two cities are beneficiated in a way with the warehouse empire because it brings jobs and it helps the economy to grow. People accept this circumstances because of poverty, when we hear or think about a new warehouse we don’t think about air pollution, we think about jobs, it is sad that we accept this conditions because of necessity. It is incredible how these warehouses are still being approved and how many more are about to come, if you drive from Perris to Moreno Valley by Perris Blvd. you would be amazed how many new warehouses are under construction. As you mention in the assignment description, we need to involve and be informed
Despite of these respiratory problems mentioned “yet, time and again, records and interviews show, officials failed to consider health impacts when approving warehouses.” In consequence Mira Loma residents had to be provided with home air filters. Dozens of warehouses were approved to be built in Mira Loma between 1987 and 2000 without having required a detailed environmental study. To begin with my reflections, I would like to cite this phrase from the article “The warehouse boom has been propelled by two stark factors: poverty and money.” These two cities are beneficiated in a way with the warehouse empire because it brings jobs and it helps the economy to grow. People accept this circumstances because of poverty, when we hear or think about a new warehouse we don’t think about air pollution, we think about jobs, it is sad that we accept this conditions because of necessity. It is incredible how these warehouses are still being approved and how many more are about to come, if you drive from Perris to Moreno Valley by Perris Blvd. you would be amazed how many new warehouses are under construction. As you mention in the assignment description, we need to involve and be informed