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Just another chamber of commerce.?.

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:29:20 +0000

Why do we have so many chambers of commerce in the A.V.? At what point in time was it no longer considered discrimination to give special treatment to an individual based on their membership to a specific group? It's one thing to discriminate based on location, but based on race.. that is wrong. I think I want to start up a new chamber of commerce. The Greatest Antelope Valley Clear Chamber of Commerce and here is why; "The Greatest" so that none could be called superior to my chamber. All of this greater stuff is penultimate thinking and leaves room for overtaking.. Inferior thinking.. "Antelope Valley" so that everyone in the "Greatest" concept of the A.V. would be expected to be a member. "Clear Chamber of Commerce" so that everyone would feel invited to be involved in what we have to offer. I'm personally and emotionally offended that there is a Black and Hispanic chamber of commerce in our community and I don't know if I'm more offended by the way that they choose to speak languages I don't understand or that they were forced to start another chamber of commerce by the 2 major chambers. Oh and to top it off we'll have Clear Queens and Kings.. only having queens is sexism and offensive to all of the boys who dream of being a picture hound some day too. So I say stop with all the chambers and just accept all members who want to be apart of commerce with equal appreciation and respect.

Rally cry for city foul?

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:13:04 +0000

This says it all as far as I'm concerned. From http://www.avnewstodayonline.com �I�ve worked with Lou Gonzales for 15 years and he is a great asset to the community,� Crist told Cane. I too have worked with Lou over the past 10+ years, when he was the GM at Robertson's Honda. I also was one of the original employees of Saturn of A.V. along with others who used to work at Rally. (non-sales) Rally had the Chevrolet franchise terminated by General Motors for a lack of performance and other reasons too, I'm sure. FACT: both sales and service performance index numbers for Rally were very bad and for 10+ years. Either GM terminated them or they sold to Saturn of A.V., but I would bet on GM termination. FYI: Rally tried getting a Saturn Retailer back in the early days of Saturn (�92-�93) and Saturn Corporate flat out denied them. I understand multiple times. Years Later Jerry Lockhart out of Los Vegas NV was able to establish a Saturn Retailer in the AV with the help of GM Minority ownership program. Jerry was one of the nicest people I have ever met, but being a nice lead accountant for the Nevada gaming board was not the right mix for automotive sales in the California desert. Saturn of A.V. always had excellent customer service numbers, but a tight budget for advertising didn�t provide for the best business model. I think in the first year or so we sold an average of 40 cars a month total. Needless to say that didn�t work for Saturn and GM eventually took over the Retailer. Lou purchased Saturn of A.V. and it all changed.. and for the good. The sales numbers jumped, service department expanded - multiple times - and even though GM provided Saturn with a less than stellar product line - Saturn of A.V. performed very well. Some will say it was momentum of the new dealership just getting going, but I will say that it was because of Lou's knowledge and willingness to properly run an automotive Retailer. With Saturn gone Lou was faced with a decision; does he stay in the GM fold or branch off to say BMW/Smart, Cherry, etc? GM offered Lou a new Chevrolet franchise and thankfully for everyone he took it. Considering there are franchise laws and contracts protecting individual dealers from encroachment in both advertising and customer base it seems obvious the Rally Chevrolet franchise was terminated by GM. Everyone in the A.V. has a bad experience story about Johnson Ford, Rally Chevrolet and even Hunter Dodge, but you�ll be taxed to find someone with a major gripe about Saturn of A.V. It�s been the OM to just change your name and start over when too many A.V. people know how bad your business and services are. I honestly believe that 90% of the public would think that the case here. It�s obvious this is true or this would not even be a blog topic and soap opera playing out between Lancaster and Palmdale in the press every day. The solution for Saturn of A.V. is to close and then Antelope Valley Chevrolet to open in another town showing that it is in fact a fresh new business in the A.V. If A.V. Chevrolet just stayed in Palmdale the general public would have the perception that it�s just another dealer changing its name to hide its past. It could take years of advertising to fight and overcome this perception no matter how baseless it is, but just moving to Lancaster all but eliminates even the thought of Rally and AV Chevrolet being related. It also provides them with the additional extra space needed to display all of the vehicles offered and support the current Saturn customer base and future GM customer base. If I have one suggestion for Lou.. Stick with what made Saturn successful, the Retail sales experience and respect for return relationships in the service center. Good luck, and I may just consider a Chevrolet now. -Adam

Does Charter City equal big salaries for local elected officials?

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:56:01 +0000

In light of recent events in the city of Bell, one has to wonder if other cities were (or still are) on track to follow its lead. Both Lancaster and Palmdale are a Charter Cities; Lancaster directly addresses compensation of mayor/council members in the Charter, but Palmdale skirts around the issue with a vague and open ended descriptor. Lancaster Section 203. Compensation. Compensation for the Mayor and each City Council member may be set, and from time to time may be changed by ordinance, which ordinance shall be adopted by a four-fifth vote of the Mayor and City Council. Palmdale Section 600. Elections. The City shall have the power to adopt ordinance establishing procedures, rules or regulations concerning City of Palmdale elections and public officials, including but not limited to, the qualifications and compensation of elected officials, the method, time and requirements to hold elections, fill vacant offices and for voting by mail. Unless in conflict with ordinances adopted by the City, state law regarding elections shall apply. I haven't looked through all of the Palmdale ordinances, but at face value the above section sounds a lot like a open door for the required ordinances leading to 6 figure compensation packages. As for Lancaster with a little collusion and/or intimidation an ordinance could easily pass that would enable 6 figure pay for all. Honesty and integrity of the individuals in office isn't reason enough (in my opinion) to forgo having checks and balances in place to prevent someone(s) from taking advantage of the situation. I'm just saying..

Will R. Rex Parris put the city of Palmdale on Dialysis?

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:50:21 +0000

If it were me I would seriously reconsider representing the family of the lifeguard injured training to get a job in Palmdale. Considering that there is already bad blood between Lancaster and Palmdale (rooted in statements made by officials) it's just bad form to stoke the fire by being involved in a potential civil suit with your neighbor/sister city. While as a matter of fact it would be the Law Firm of R. Rex Parris vs. the City of Palmdale, the population will only see it as Lancaster Mayor vs. Palmdale Mayor or more specifically Lancaster vs. Palmdale. Today's headline in the Valley Press lays it all out like a line in the sand labeled "Avenue M". While Parris isn't mentioned until page 2 and 2/3 the way down it plays to me more like a press release for an upcoming Pay Per View fight. Only time will tell if Parris takes the high road, investigates and finds the truth or if they turn this into a major divisive matter, only further creating a rift between the community (and officials) of Lancaster and Palmdale. -- As for the matter in question hopefully the individual who is responsible for injuring these people is held accountable. Peer pressure in just as bad in the work place as it is in social life and when someone's job is on the line additional risks are taken that often lead to physical and emotional injury.

Graffiti Meeting nothing more than another headline opportunity.

Sun, 09 May 2010 21:51:52 +0000

Well I reported in in January, I reported it in February and I have reported it every month this year to multiple sources and communication channels. I have come to the conclusion that the graffiti abatement programs are nothing more than an opportunity for cities to grab another newspaper headline to appease the people. Still there is extensive volumes of graffiti (both tagger and gang) on 240th and El Mirage. Still there is graffiti on every sign down Avenue N between 50th and 90th. Still there is graffiti on walls around the water run off in Palmdale off 17th East and Boysenberry. Still every sign on Ranch Vista Blvd from 30th West to the freeway is covered in graffiti, stickers, and slap tags. I was at the graffiti meeting and it was a total joke. The officer was very informative, but to be honest Palmdale is clueless about how to address, where to address and how often to address graffiti abatement. To their defense however I think it stems from a flawed system from the start in that it requires someone to report an issue before they can even clean it up. What's wrong with implementing a proactive system and have the workers work on commission. Has anyone ever thought about establishing a high vehicle traffic route (based on current data available) to just send out the workers to address any graffiti rather than wait for calls to come in? Has anyone ever thought about making the graffiti tracker database public so there can be accountability for high crime areas or what stays around for weeks or even months before getting cleaned up? Has anyone ever figured out a simple and effective way to remove slap tags and safety stickers that doesn't take months to complete? Has anyone going to enforce the signage ordinances that restrict garage sale, advertising and political signs from being installed on traffic lights and electrical poles? The budget is something that every city has to deal with these days, but some things can be done with little or not budget and actually generate revenues. Maybe it's time for cities to outsource abatement and clean up to local business and let the free market help take care of the problem. I'm really tired of all of the graffiti and no matter what the city says it's getting worse.. it may not be as much big paint graffiti like it was 5 years ago, but that's because it's shifting to smaller more frequent (and more destructive) traffic/street sign mini tags.. everywhere..

Are taggers just small time? uh.. NO!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:58:22 +0000

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/02/gang-interventionist-fatally-shot-after-confronting-tagger.html LA Times Online Gang interventionist fatally shot after confronting tagger, police say February 8, 2010 | 11:16 am A former Crips gang member, who police said transformed himself by working to steer others away from lives of violence, was fatally shot after he confronted a tagger in Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles police said Monday. Ronald Lamonte Barron, 40, was leaving the Cottage Bar in the 500 block of West Pico Boulevard about 9 p.m. Sunday with his girlfriend when he noticed a tagger applying graffiti to a nearby wall, police said. Barron confronted the tagger, who pulled out a pistol and fired once, hitting Barron in the chest. Barron had once been a Mansfield Crips gang member but had made a successful transition to gang outreach and intervention work, authorities said. Barron continued to use his former gang name, "Looney" and worked for Amer-I-Can, a gang-intervention program founded by Football Hall of Fame member Jim Brown. Barron was known for his gang outreach work in the L.A. County jails. -- Andrew Blankstein

ENHANCED GRAFFITI REMOVAL FOR ANTELOPE VALLEY

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:56:15 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tony Bell, Communications Deputy Office: (213) 974-5555 Cell: (213) 215-5176 tbell@bos.lacounty.gov ENHANCED GRAFFITI REMOVAL FOR ANTELOPE VALLEY January 19, 2010�To provide graffiti removal services in the zero-tolerance areas of Littlerock, Sun Village, Pearblossom, Long View, Del Sur, Quartz Hill, and Lake Los Angeles, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich announced the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a one-year $575,000 contract with Superior Property Services, Inc. To report graffiti, the public is encouraged to contact the County�s graffiti removal hotline at (800) 675-HELP available 24 hours a day, seven days a week or the website: http://ladpw.org/itd/dispatch/publicgraffiti/. Graffiti is removed within 48 hours of notification, Monday through Friday in county rights-of-way, flood control channels, and private property in designated zero tolerance zones.

Superior Property Services, Inc. 9129 Perkins Street Pico Rivera, CA 90660-4512 (562) 949-4107

OK, living in Quartz Hill this affects me and I have to say I'm a bit perplexed by the size of the contract and the fact that it was awarded to a business over 90 miles away from the community. My initial investigating leads me to believe that this company has had this contract for the last 4 years or more. Yet, even with a 48 hour response time it takes them on average 3 months to address anything in Lake LA and equally as long for anything north of it. I have to say the water tanks on 240th East have been tagged with "Pacas 13" for at least a year now. I'm a little disappointed that no company located within the Antelope Valley could have been awarded this contract. Had I known this was available I would have started a business and bid on the contract. It's about time a company uses a system that's better than patch work painting over tagging in colors that even a color blind dog could see don't match. I'm happy that there is someone contracted to do the work, but not so happy that it's not supporting local business or capable of providing a level of support that reflects the size of the contract.

Saturn of Antelope Valley to close?

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:11:35 +0000

I was one of the original 14 sales consultants hired by Saturn Team leader, Mike Murphy for Retailer Jerry Lockheart, the original owner of Saturn of Antelope Valley. We spent our first week before the retailer opened in Spring Hill TN. learning everything there was to know about the Saturn experience then returned to open the store by signing our names in the cement of the flagpole out front. I was by no means a car Sales Guy and wouldn't have imagined it had it not been for Saturn, but the time I spent selling Saturn's and building relationships with our community I will never forget. I delivered Saturns to local teachers, fire fighters, Engineers and Students. Today I won a '99 SC2 and a '07 SKY, have 5 other Saturns in my direct family and have personally owned 8 Saturns over the years. I went on to work with a local after market clutch manufacturer to develop a Saturn performance clutch, I worked for a header manufacturer developing intakes, headers and exhaust for Saturns and I even produced a number of my own performance parts for Saturns that were featured on GM SEMA vehicles. Today Saturn of Antelope Valley is owned by Lou Gonzales and over the last few years since Lou has been President Saturn of AV has sold more cars a month than we did in the first year. As I understand it when they were at their best a single sales consultant could sell as many as 30 cars in a month. Unlike other dealerships in the AV Saturn didn't have a revolving door policy for sales consultants and some of the employees I worked with when I was a consultant are still (last I knew) working there today. Now with the Penske Auto Group backing out of the purchase of Saturn at the last minute Saturn of Antelope Valley along with the rest of the 13,000 employees will be out on the street unemployed. Palmdale looses valuable tax revenues and we get another empty building in the community. KIA and Hyundai dealers will purchase many of the buildings, but not here in the AV because both KIA and Hyundai are literally across the parking lot already. It�s a shame that such a great corporation is being closed and we�re loosing another local business. GM screwed us all for years and when they finally figured out a way to do it right, be competitive and build a better product, they fell on a sword for fear of the change. I�ll probably never purchase another American vehicle again, and especially not a GM. I even removed the GM logos from my Saturn.

It's Halloween time again.

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:59:46 +0000

Well I'm a little exhausted with all the National Health Care, Wal-Mart, King Rex, Quartz Hill banter so I have been busy getting ready for Halloween. Needless to say those who are facebook friends of mine have been witness to all of the effort I have been putting in already this year. Yes, I know it's not even October yet, but if stores can have Christmas trees up already then I can start putting up Halloween decorations. For those who are not yet facebook friends of mine track me down and check out my Halloween 2009 Photos. Also you can drive by starting this weekend and every weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7-12PM) through Halloween. Sorry I don't remember the link to my facebook and can't search it at work. (while I compose this during my break) We're located on 55th in Quartz Hill between L-10 and L-8 across from Lane Park. Currently we have a 6 foot toe-pincher coffin next to the front door and a full size guillotine in the yard. As the week progresses we'll be adding our graveyard fence, witches cauldron, grave keeper, another coffin or 2 and some gravestones. Cover all that in spiderwebs, lights, add a couple of foggers and we'll have one heck of a scary Halloween display. Considering this is the first year we'll really celebrate Halloween in our house it's impressive how much we have already. For those faint of heart this is not a Disney Halloween so don't expect children to like it, in fact my 10 year old son has been helping with the props, but wouldn't go toward the front door last night because the coffin was scaring him.. And it's not even filled with the zombie rotted body yet..

Walmart's Latest Move to Crush the Competition

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:02:53 +0000

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1920698,00.html --- WalMart's 3 pronged attack includes "They've got Kmart ready to take a standing eight-count next year," says retail consultant Burt Flickinger III, managing director for Strategic Resources Group and a veteran Walmart watcher. "Same with Rite Aid. They've knocked out four of the top five toy retailers, and are now going after the last one standing, Toys "R" Us. Project Impact will be the catalyst to wipe out a second round of national and regional retailers." and goes on to say.. Walmart is also expanding its presence in crafts. Sales at Michael's Stores, the country's largest specialty arts-and-crafts retailers, have sagged, and Walmart sees an opportunity. Stores are chock-full of scrapbooking material, baskets and yarns. "Look, they're selling the stuff that accounts for 80% of Michael's business, at 20% of the space," says Flickinger. "It's very hard for any company to compete with that." So ask yourself: 1. Do you own a small business that may be impacted by yet another Walmart located in our community. 2. What will our community look like when K-mart closes leading to Sears, When Michaels closes and when Toys-R-Us closes too. 3. Even without considering the soon to be built Quartz Hill Walmart, which ones of the 5 we already have in the A.V. will be designated 'discount centers' and which ones will be 'Project Impact' stores? 4. Considering this push is taking place what are the odds that older less profitable stores could be closed all together instead of spending the millions required to upgrade them? Walmart needs to be stopped in the Antelope Valley. I'm not saying they are not welcome here, but at the same time we don't need another. Consider this: There are Michael's and RiteAid Distribution Centers in Lancaster that employ 1000 people. There are 10 Rite Aid locations in the A.V. that employ another 150 people There are a couple of Michael's Arts & Crafts stores in the A.V. that employ another 50 people. Locally, even if Walmart doesn't add another store the corporate plan is to remove 1200+ jobs from the Antelope Valley. So the net gain in jobs will be 1:2 in favor of unemployment. And even if they added 400 employees to the QH store it would still be 1:1.8 not the 1.4 we are so often told is the national loss rate. AND THAT'S JUST counting the loss of Rite Aid and Michael's. If you add the 50 people employed at stores in QH and Toys-R-us etc the numbers are even worse. I'm not even going to start to compare the pay difference, which translates to sales taxes, being lost by those put out of work by WalMart. We can talk about health care or prisoners being released early, but none of it will matter when all we have is Wal-Mart. I'm telling you Wal-Mart is our social support system. Like it or not.

The real Crime Maps of AV

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:42:32 +0000

http://www.crimereports.com/map?search=Lancaster,%20California I found a site that you can go all the way back to March of this year for crime data in the antelope valley.

Laughing gas is biggest threat to [..BS layer ] ozone layer

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:22:18 +0000

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6101063/Laughing-gas-is-biggest-threat-to-ozone-layer.html Laughing gas has replaced CFCs as the biggest threat to the Earth's ozone layer, say scientists. Published: 7:00AM BST 28 Aug 2009 Nitrous oxide, better known as the dental anaesthetic ''laughing gas'', is now the most potent destroyer of ozone in the upper atmosphere, a study has shown. Unlike CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), once extensively used in refrigerators, emissions of the gas are not limited by any international agreement. ''The dramatic reduction in CFCs over the last 20 years is an environmental success story,'' said Dr Akkihebbal Ravishankara, who led the US research. ''But man-made nitrous oxide is now the elephant in the room among ozone-depleting substances.'' The ozone layer shields plants, animals and people from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. Thinning of the ozone layer can result in damage to crops and aquatic life, and expose humans to a greater risk of skin cancer. Under the 1987 Montreal Protocol action was taken to phase out ozone-destroying man-made chemicals such as CFCs. But the treaty did not cover nitrous oxide, which is generated by fertilisers in the soil, livestock manure, sewage treatment, combustion and industry. Human activities account for about one third of global nitrous oxide emissions. The gas is also produced naturally when bacteria in the soil and oceans break down nitrogen-containing compounds. Dr Ravishankara's team from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) calculated the ''ozone depletion potential'' (ODP) of nitrous oxide and found that it was similar to many CFCs. Writing in the journal Science, the researchers warned that if nothing was done the gas would remain the biggest ozone-depleter throughout the rest of this century. Curbing nitrous oxide emissions would enhance the ozone layer's recovery. Since nitrous oxide was also a greenhouse gas, this would represent a ''win-win'' for both the ozone layer and the Earth's climate, said the scientists. --------------- Uh...I call Agenda! While there is no doubt that N02 does exist, and so does the Ozone Layer there is no real evidence that the ozone is better now than it was 20 years ago because we stopped using CFCs so much. This is another "Global warming/change" chicken little claim that will only incite fear aimed at profiting from taxation and restriction of the use of N20 producing products. While this is out of the UK there is no doubt that the USA will take this and run with it in an attempt to tax our farming, medical and automotive industry for producing N20. Like Methane last year this is a naturally produced compound that like rain goes from the earth to the sky in normal cycles. It's almost vain and egocentric to think that as humans we have a measurable impact on this cycle so much so that it will lead to the destruction of the planet. I don't use N20 for racing or dental, or even to blow up trucks in populated areas, but I do not like where this could go and how it could really put a damper on a hand full of industries that (in the case of farming) can't exactly afford another tax or limitation to how they do business. Long term and short term I just don't see this as a determent to people or the planet. However I do see that by limiting its use could negatively impact a lot of people. There is a lot of illegal activity that goes with N20 from human consumption to explosives, but the helpful usages out weight those who misuse it.

AV fair. so far so good...

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:18:00 +0000

So last night in true redneck fashion I took advantage of the Free Friday at the AV Fair. I had little in the way of expectations short of hoping to see some fat people, rowdy teenagers and a little country music. Today I'm proud to announce that the 2009 AV Fair exceeded my expectations much more than I could have ever imagined. I don't think I have ever in my life seen more morbidly obese people semi-mobile. I say semi-mobile because the majority of them were strapped into electric carts taxing the tires to the point of failure. It's one thing to have to make your way through a crowd of slow moving people, but it's a whole new safety crisis to try to make your way through a traffic jam of 400+lb people on 800lb Jiffy scooters. One fire or bomb threat and hundreds of people would be blocked in buildings by some stiff on a scooter who went into a diabetic seizure then cardiac arrest while trying leave. I digress.. The food venders were by far the best looking and most diverse selection I have ever seen in all my years of going to the AV Fair. The funny thing is that with all of those out of town vendors the old reliable Round Table Pizza was the go-to food stand with huge lines every time we walked by. We ended up eating at the Big BBQ place near the grandstands because we had round table once this week already and it was just too crowded. No comment on the food, it�s Fair food.. It is unhealthy, fattening and takes care of a need. The great part is that all of the vendors had low lying counters and offered large servings so all the jiffy riders could get the necessary fuel to clog arteries and increase there net worth.. weight. The rides and entertainment were flat out awesome. The children�s rides were on one side of the grounds and adult rides on the other. I didn�t see one ride I feared to put my son on.. he didn�t ride any as we were there for the concert, but they were all clean, professional looking and offered serious excitement. Beyond that the most entertainment was the normal divers, big fake animals and shows. They were all great, but I have to say that with enough people (children) signed up the sheep rodeo has got to be the most entertaining aspect of the free entertainment. The concert was on par with other free concerts offered by the AV Fair. I like both of the country acts, but the whole segregated seating for those who pay extra to sit on the track and those who are cheep like me and sit in the stands is just stupid. One obvious detail - Clay Walker agreed with - he asked everyone to come down and join him on the track. Yes, maybe the cost of getting him and Lee Ann Womak to come was offset by those that paid extra to be on the track and I say thank you, but it really takes away from the whole concert feel. Only about half of the track was full and once everyone was offered access it seems like the feel went from disconnected to a real serious rowdy/fun country concert. This concert was on par with the Toby Keith at the Palmdale Fall Festival some years back and I feel like we got a sneak peek show the rest of the world will see in 2010. Last but not least Commercial Vendors. I used to love going through all of the local businesses and see what people are doing for a living. This year it seemed a little heavy on traveling sales and a little soft on local business. I understand the economy is not the greatest and not everyone can afford to run 1 business location, forget trying to run a satellite at the fair. My only real disappointment was with Rancho Raviri Almonds; they had no cinnamon almonds. How can you run out of the most popular item in your product line? ARRRG!!! I wanted more cinnamon almonds. I have to say that in my opinion this is representative of the company as a whole and while every new business owner goes through transitional phase they need to work on product and presentation as a whole. All and all yesterday was a very good day at the Fair and we had a good time. It seemed like there wasn�t enough traffic control and sheriff walking around, but maybe that was a function of it being early in the evening. I give Lancaster and the AV Fair a 9 out of 10.

local newspapers and economy

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:20:32 +0000

Lancaster Zoning Laws

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:00:51 +0000

I'm not a lawyer, I have never played one on TV and I didn't stay at a Holiday In Express last night - However I do have questions about Lancaster's Zoning Laws. 17.24.080 Zone change--Burden of proof. In addition to the information required in the petition by Section 17.24.070, the applicant shall substantiate to the satisfaction of the commission the following facts: A. That modified conditions warrant a revision in the zoning plan as it pertains to the area or district under consideration; and B. That a need for the proposed zone classification exists within such area or district; and C. That the particular property under consideration is a proper location for said zone classification within such area or district; and D. That placement of the proposed zone at such location will be in the interest of public health, safety and general welfare and in conformity with good zoning practice. (Prior zoning ord. � 308.5) Which one of these items does the rezoning of the land on 60th west and Avenue L, from residential to commercial, not violate?