SFist: Tracy, Twisted Crime Capital of CA?

hubcap

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:30:26 -0800

PUT THE FUGGIN LOTION IN THE BASKIT

brokenlogin

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:51:15 -0800

Tracy is the same lovely place it has always been! Say..are you about a size 14?

ejcsanfran

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:18:39 -0800

And by "ew", I mean "well-played".

ejcsanfran

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:17:57 -0800

"Fingered for molesting"? Ew.

largo01

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:00:22 -0800

Being from Pleasanton, Tracy is just a stones throw away. I wouldn't describe Tracy as ever having been the "one-time safest city in California." It is, and always has been, one of the trashiest places I've been to. It seems more likely that they are just now uncovering crimes that certain Tracy miscreants had been committing for quite some time. Growth probably contributed more to local tax revenue which allowed them to pay for more police officers so that they could actually uncover crime that had long been persisting there. Also... why is this so surprising to everyone that Tracy is a terrifying place? Tracy is home to Pombo, the biggest corrupt douche politician (and land-owner) to ever grace us with his presence. I'm so glad we voted him out.

Robbie Peeler

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:15:53 -0800

You have "Central Valley readers"? Uh, if you say so, but as this former Tracy resident can attest, living in the 209, in a word, sucks. There's nothing to do but sit in traffic for two hours on the way to work in the Bay Area while you watch the value of your home plummet. The locals hate the transplants, the transplants hate the locals, meanwhile everyone gets sick from breathing the pure Valley air, which thanks to the unique blend of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers breeds a unique blend of super-virus. I do not fear swine flu thanks to Tracy, but I wish it ill nonetheless.