Who’s Your City?
At the other end of the bar, four middle-aged guys dressed in jeans nurse PBRs and fruity cocktails.
“There’s a problem here with the transients,” says Guy No. 1. “Camping in the forest, hanging around the plaza.”
“Arcata doesn’t have the speed freak factor, the crime factor, the drug factor that Eureka has — probably because of the university,” says Guy No. 2.
“Diversity,” says Guy No. 3.
“But I’ve never lived in Eureka, so I couldn’t say which is better,” says Guy No. 2, backpedaling.
“Arcata is by far the best,” says Guy No. 3, who lives in Kneeland. “Nobody really likes going to Eureka — more traffic, the gas, it’s a pain in the ass. We all do it, but it’s a pain in the ass. The government’s there, the mall’s there, and there’s Picky Picky Picky.”
“The shopping is better in Eureka,” allows Guy No. 2.
“You can’t buy a pair of pants here,” says Guy No. 4.
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