Bad grades.Bad Grades: The Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Association of Governments released its annual State of the Region report giving the region's economy a "B" grade for its improving employment picture. The annual report, which covers Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties, gave a "B" grade in the category of safety, noting decreases in violent crime for the area. But the good news stopped there. The report cited increased traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. , shrinking affordable housing and a decaying educational system as major problems. Mobility received an "F" grade due to sagging carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. participation and increased traffic, while housing landed a "D" grade due to lack of construction and affordability. The report also gave a "D" grade to education, saying the region continued to perform below national averages in education. It noted-the region remained in last place among all other major metro areas in the percentage of adults with at least a high school diploma A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED. (77 percent) or at least a bachelor's degree (27 percent). |
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