The Wall in San Bruno

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Blue Lines- major routes

Red X's- demolished sites

Green Flags- schools

Blue Shopping Bags- shopping centers

Brown and Green House- my house

Living with the wall...

The neighborhood I grew up in was bisected by the wall. ( San Bruno )

The house I grew up in was right next to the wall. ( green and brown house south of wall )

My elementary school, Crestmoor Elementary, was demolished by the wall. (green flag just east from my house )

My middle school, Parkside ( south green flag ), was also on the south side, but many of my classmates from both Crestmoor Elementary and Parkside middle school lived north of the wall.

The local shopping center, Bayhill, was demolished by the wall, while the local mall, Tanforan (north blue shopping bag), was north of the wall.

Major routes, ( blue solid lines ), I-280, 380, 101 freeways, Skyline Blvd, Sneath Lane, El Camino all were cut off by the wall.

Living with the wall, life in San Bruno gets torn apart, separating families and friends, classmates and coworkers. The neighborhood gets very congested with traffic and tensions between neighbors rise as we fight for access to local amenities.

All our transportation routes have been cut off, while visiting friends and family becomes near impossible and even dangerous as law enforcement focusses on wall security more than protection in the neighborhood.

Gangs form to take advantage of divided authorities while law abiding citizens are forced to watch their backs and struggle to meet basic needs.