Huh. My recent time's been on the west side too, my neighborhoods have been decidedly middle-of-the-road (def not most bougie), transport stops close, homeless

Huh. My recent time's been on the west side too, my neighborhoods have been decidedly middle-of-the-road (def not most bougie), transport stops close, homeless people camping nearby fairly common, sometimes in alcoves of my current building. Still haven't drawn the property crime lottery. The biggest thing for me, though, has been visiting places like Carson, Gardena, and Inglewood realizing they seem safer (though safer than the early 90s might not be a really high bar). Sorry about the bike, though, maybe that's a signal for me to be a little less casual with stuff in the garage, and I definitely feel you about encounters with people on public transport.