Lancaster, California
Lancaster has more or less turned into a desert town that few people want to live in. The city has 160,000 residents, of which 51% is employed and 23% is in poverty. The city has struggled with problems such as drug addiction and neo-Nazis. Rex Parris, the mayor, is now doing everything in his power to restore life to the city.
San Bernardino, California
Out of the 216,000 people living in San Bernardino, 30% is living below the poverty line. The city homes the first McDonald’s location, as well as the motorcycle gang known as the Hells angels. Sadly, it is going through a recession at the moment. This has resulted in a huge decline in the employment rate.