My Neighborhood Memo

I grew up in the southern part of Chula Vista, California, a few miles north of the Mexican border. This city, which name means "beautiful view" in Spanish, has changed gradually over the years I have lived there. The outward expansion of homes and businesses continues to destroy habitats for animals that live in the outskirts of town. The wildlife that passed through our community years ago have been pushed out for the development of housing in and around the canyon. Currently, I live in a condo situated in the dried river bottom of the canyon, which is in danger of being submerged in the wake of changing climate and rising sea levels. One final observation I've noticed in my neighborhood, is the elimination of the last remaining plot