Talk:San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
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"This anomaly stems from the refusal of the Caucasian Community's ability to accept that Spanish is indeed a majority language used in California." I would expect the correct American English pronunciation to be PED-row, not PEE-droh. I'd like to see a reference for the statement. (There are other examples, too, of Spanish-origin names being pronounced in a way inconsistent with the way they would be pronounced in English, e.g. Refugio, Texas.)--Curtis Clark 16:23, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
- yah, a citation would be nice. The fact that non-spanish speaking residents DO say "EE" instead of "AY" or "EH" is a bit of info that might be found in a linguist's research on LA dialects (maybe). However, the argument that "the caucasian community" pronounces it this way because they "refuse....to accept that Spanish is indeed a majority language" does not necessarily hold water. It is logically possible to both accept that Spanish is a majority language in California AND to be unable or unused to pronouncing Spanish words or names with a spanish pronunciation or accent. It also smacks of being un-NPOV, does it not? J Lorraine 06:56, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
I grew up in LA....the Okies who came west in the 1950's looking for work in the aircraft and housing industries pronounced Buena Park, La Puente, San Pedro, among other Spanish names, all the same way...it wasn't racial, it's just the way they learned to pronounced them...no big deal, and 60 years later, we shouldn't be waisting time debating it, heck, most Mexicans today can't pronounce them correctly either.. DonDeigo 20:23, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] NPOV "pork barrel spending"?
"This tiny strip of track is of no use to anyone(except tourists for photo-op value) and stands as testament to pork spending within municipal bureaucracy."
Does anyone else think this is a negative statement and made from an un-NPOV? J Lorraine 06:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
The Demographics section of this article should be revised to represent more of the ethnic backgrounds present in San Pedro. For example, according to http://factfinder.census.gov (2000), 48% of the residents in San Pedro are Hispanic, 7% are African American, and 4% are Asian.
To learn more about San Pedro’s demographics, go to: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=90731&_cityTown=90731&_state=04000US06&_zip=90731&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y
[edit] Minutemen (formally Black Flag)
A nitpick, but the Minutemen, perhaps San Pedro's most notable rock band, have this qualifier attached. Black Flag is, as far as I know, a completely separate band. I'm not sure what is meant by "formally Black Flag." They have toured with Black Flag, and, I think, collaborated on some songs with Black Flag, but that's it... Quag7 07:16, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
- It could be vandalism, or it could just be an editor who thought they remembered some connection between the two groups. If you are certain there is no direct connection, go ahead and edit the article and delete the qualifier. BlankVerse 12:35, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
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- A little sleuthing on the internet shows that they toured together, but that's all.
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- A little sleuthing on the Wikipedia shows that the false factoid was added by 65.170.37.10 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log) as part of a bunch of edits they did on 13 October 2006, which now makes be wonder if any of the other bits of info added them might be dubvious. BlankVerse 13:00, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Joe Morgan
Whats with the note on Joe Morgan, the gang-banger scum-bag? who's bio is in the "other" section?? who want's to know about that low-life piece of dirt? and who cares? Wiki should be about people and events that further the advancement of people and places, and the achievements of man, not the disfunctional underworld of prison trash ...how come they allow those mentally deprived prisoners access to computers anyways? heck here in Texas, were developing an express lane to death row, that's where scum-bags like that belong... —Preceding unsigned comment added by DonDeigo (talk • contribs)
- The Notable natives sections for cities include both the famous and the infamous, thus the inclusion of Joe Morgan. BlankVerse 08:55, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sepulveda
Why no mention of Jose Dolores Sepulveda? --evrik (talk) 03:36, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
