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I didn't have time to review all the posts on this topic and I'm not sure I've ever seen the answer to this. One of the suggestions I found in all of our commentary was to insert a clause into the rental contact that only the owner could post a review on a vacation/travel website and that lessees were prohibited from doing so. Do you think VRBO would recognize this? If there was a negative review, and I showed the contract wherein the guests agreed to my terms, do you think it would not be posted? Many thanks for any input...
Hi Mary,
VRBO doesn't care about the owners. I sent them several emails about a review and each time got the same response which is a form letter. I doubt they even read the review.
I have found other websites to list and just asked VRBO to cancel my listing because that one negative post has affected all my business on other webistes too.
We incorporated the Non-Disparagement Clause into our rental agreement about a month ago and so far everyone has been willing to sign the agreement without question. I really was not too concerned about if VRBO or HomeAway would honor the clause or not. The main reason we incorporated the clause was as a deterrent against renters that intend to try and use the review process for unethical means. Now that we have the clause if a renter posts a bad review which we believe is not accurate and the post cannot be removed than the renter is liable for the cost of a new listing. Again, the clause is more about peace of mind…we have spent 12 long years building my brand and reputation and cannot afford to have a review process that we have no control over effect our reputation and good will.
I too inserted some language into our contract about guests agreeing that only owners could post regarding their stay on any website. I do like that "non-disparaging language" clause, however.. Thanks!
Above, sunny says, "VRBO doesn't care about the owners." I don't think that's true. I've seen Laura, Meredith, and others from HomeAway/VRBO post all kinds of good and helpful things in these forums. They have all been very silent on this issue, however. Why do you suppose that is?
I agree - it seems as though the HA/VRBO staff is very helpful except for this one issue - when it comes up it's almost like they stick to the script. It is such a charged issue it seems and yet our position seems to fall on deaf ears...
***HA/VRBO staff, if you're out there, can you tell me if HA/VRBO would honor such a clause in a rental contract where guest agrees not to post any reviews or enter any disparaging comments?***
What happens when a guest writes a review with 110% MADE UP BS, these BS reviews are costing major business. VRBO should either relaunch the entire ad with no reviews or come up with a better plan, as it is, people can write whatever they want and it makes so sense. I WANT TO GET MY LISTING FIXED !!!
WHAT is the phone # or email to the dept that handles this, does anyone know ??? THANKS !
sdvilla7 I've tried to find the number too. This is what I meant that VRBO doesn't care about giving good customer service. They become so big that they can treat us, the advertisers how ever they want and we have to accept it becuase they are number 1. Can't tell you the amount of companies who think like VRBO and then see their customer base dwindle and wonder "Why"? VRBO has now become terrible at customer service. Has anyone else noticed that all responses to the form they make you fill out are all pre-formatted. No really human input. I bet what VRBO has done is made one central data center in some 3rd world poor country and instead of paying to teach the workers how to speak good English try to solve all problems without giving a phone number to contact, thus they reduce cost, make more money and GIVE TERRIBLE customer service. Lots of rising online rental companies giving better service than VRBO, wonder how many years before some other company knocks them off #1. In the UK where 70% of my guest come from VRBO is not number 1 can't wait till in happens in USA too!
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Hi Meredith,
Just so you know it took VRBO over 26 hours to respond to the submitted form. Unless your counting the auto-reply email that it sent confirming the e-mail seriously doubt your 30 sec. statistic! I am not alone on this form experiencing how difficult it is to contact VRBO. Anyway canceled my advert yesterday 6 months before the renewal and have advertised on other maybe better non HomeAway sites. I encourage others to do so and make a statement to VRBO that they need to listen to us and our needs. Not give lip service.
Hey Meredith - do you have any formal/official response to my question - Will VRBO/HA honor a clause in a contract in which guest agrees not to post or to make disparaging remarks regarding their stay? Many thanx!
Hi Marym,
We've heard about owners including review restrictions in their rental agreements. Please be sure to consult with your attorney about your ability to enforce any new clause before including new restrictions in a rental agreement. However, because a website like ours is not a party to the rental contract between the owner/manager and the traveler, our ability to post reviews that meet our guidelines is not likely to be affected.
Best Regards,
Demeure Dan is absolutely correct about negative reviews actually being a plus! I was furious when I had a young tenant that threw a big party in my historic waterfront home, obviously falsifying her reservation info. After keeping her deposit to cover a portion of the damages, I came to realize that by responding to all the lies she posted in her review, it truly was the perfect opportunity to gracefully show potential renters that the owner is proactive, and that the rules are enforced. You don't want a lot of reviews like this, but one or two out of many reviews is actually helpful and helps to keep the undesireable tenant away. Responsible renters will completely understand your position.
I personally would not put a review clause in my rental agreement for fear tenants would not sign. I would be afraid they might think everyone that stayed previously was afraid to write anything negative for fear of recourse, and any negatives were being hidden from them.
Hope this helps. Tori - The Historic Balch Retreat on Hood Canal
Hi Mary,
I've had numerous instances where this has happened on my New York property but I have a couplt of solutions that have helped a ton and some personal insight:
Here's a reference to the travel review piece I saw not so long ago on NBC - so having all glowing reviews isn't always the best way to promote things (as backwards as that might sound). Link: http://bit.ly/qKv34i
Anyhow those are my experiences hope that helps!
All the best,
demeuredan and hoodcanalparadiseowner, thank you for different perspective! I'm in a position that I'm not concerned that a potential guest wouldn't enter into a contract with us because of the clause - certainly that's their right. And in light of the fact that VRBO won't enforce such a clause anyway, perhaps we just need to make it a positive vs. a negative. I guess what concerns me is VRBO's response....or lack thereof... to the owners' concerns. I think the owners have definately voiced some legitimate issues and yet VRBO only gives a canned, robo-mail response. I just think that in light of the fees they pay, owners are entitled to a little more. Maybe some semblance of investigating the claim. Rather what it appears what they've done is open a hornet's nest by permitting questionable reviews and then they just walk away after the trouble starts....but in any event, you've given me food for thought and I'm giving insertion of the clause second (and third and fourth!!) thoughts.
Anytime Mary,
Always happy to share my experiences in the world of home rental. I've also got personal thoughts on VRBO and Homeaway's responsiveness in generall but I'll keep those to myself.
- Dan
I couldn't agree more with the sentiments reflected in these posts. This whole review process has been forced on us. How about a way to review guests? There have been several occasions when I would have loved to have been able to review a guest and suggest that no one in their right mind should rent to these people. What vrbo has done is given random people the ability to write whatever suits them and our only "appropriate" response is a diplomatically worded rebuttal. I'm sorry, but that's not good enough. That might have worked 10 years ago when I started with vrbo, but not now. In my personal opinion, there are more un-friendly rental guests now than ever before. I began to see the trend when the economy began it's decline. For whatever reason, people aren't as nice as they used to be, either with their iquiries or as a guest. Therefore, why should we be subject to their random reviews? I have begun shopping for other rental sites and can guarantee that I will not with vrbo much longer unless a change in this policy is forthcoming. Yes, vrbo is a popular site,and does bring in business, but in this case they are hurting, not helping, the owners that pay for this service.
Karen Whitworth
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Just had a renter post a bad review because we would not allow them to have a party with 18 extra people over our maximum occupancy of 12 . If the HomeAway Empire is going to open this can of worms and force homeowners to deal unethical renters than they need to give us more space for our rebuttal and the information needs to be validated. HomeAway says they are not party to the rental contact but they should be requiring a copy of the rental agreement to validate if the information the renter is saying about the homeowner is accurate as these reviews tarnish our reputation and we pay for these listings. What is upsetting is I received an email from the renters that checked in behind Mr. and Mrs. Terrible Renter that said," I wanted to let you know that we loved the house, very nicely appointed and I congratulate you on making it feel like a real home rather than a rental." When I asked this great renter if they would please write a review about our home on the HomeAway and sent a link to the site the comment back to me was "reviews on these sites are nonsense and a complete waste of time". Like someone else posted not sure if it is the downturn in the economy but lately we are seeing a great deal of disrespectful renters that I would never want back again and feel sorry for anyone else that rents to them.
I am starting to ask for references before we take new renters. I also am advising new renters that we a member of Guest Checker and the Bad Vacation Renter Listing Service. I state in our rental polices that at anytime during, before, or after your stay with us your information may be shared with these websites. We will notify you via email or postal mail if we have reported you as a problem renter.
I think Guest Checker is going to be the best thing since sliced bread as they work with the hotel industry and if someone gets listed on this site they may not be able to book a room. Mr. and Mrs. Terrible have been just reported. I would love to see the expression when the Terrible family tries to check into a hotel and are told, "Sorry we cannot accept your reservation because you have been listed as a problem renter".
What a horrible experience. This whole review thing seems to be out of control. How sad that even when you get people who liked your home and had a good experience, they don't want to submit a good comment. I joined Bad Vacation Renter and will be checking out the Guest Checker site as well. I'm just not sure how far to go - getting references? I'm thinking our type of business is so competative that they just might shrug and go to the next listing. I just wish that HA/VRBO were more open to our concerns and would do more investigation prior to printing some of these ridiculous reviews.
It was a really terrible experience these renters caused us so much stress over the 4th of July Holiday that we were worried sick as to what they would do to our home. I changed the listing today to maximum of 12 people on the premies period. No more weddings, family reunions or any parties. Calling the Chamber of Commerce to tell them to take our home off as a wedding venue or family reunion site. I could not sleep a wink last night tossing and turning over what these people said about us. My husband checked my blood pressure this morning and said get rid of HomeAway and VRBO your heath is not worth all this stress.
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I just read your post ( perfect) F.Y.I , My name is Ross Whitworth and I just happened to read your post. My own brother is checking into one of our units this weekend and he asked us how soon he could check in. I told him (being my own flesh and blood) that he could not check in until 3 pm, because my wife and I spent last sunday from 9:00 am, to 2:00 pm cleaning a unit that is only 4 years old, that was so destroyed by the people who had just checked out, that if we would have let someone check in sooner than the normal 3 pm check in, it simply would not have happened. If only we could take pictures of the mess that was left and post THOSE on a website, wouldn't that be awesome. Thank goodness for this new site that may possible look out for property owners.
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Both cannot be correct, so which one is it?
Neither is, in that context, Don. The only way marijuana would cost the government money, is, if the government were to subsidize the market to a tune that is less than the return in revenue generated from it.
The government doesn't save money, never has and never will, because that is not what the government does. Government takes money, then decides how to spend it. .ie $600 for toilet seats and $400 on hammers, ect. ect. ect....
It would be nice to know the actual truth, wouldn't you say?
In Colorado, they are estimating that pot legalization will generate between $60 and $100 million per year in revenue. Their medical dispensary program, which appears much more open than Oregon's, generated $22 million last year.
However, in order to determine whether there is a positive or negative cash flow, you would need to know whether any additional societal costs imposed by pot legalization that government needs to handle.
For example, tax revenue from cigarettes is pretty substantial, but since a relatively high number of smokers are poor enough to be on medicare, there is also a substantial cost imposed through health care costs that are not handled through insurance.
I would imagine that the smoking-related risks of marijuana are similar to that for other forms of tobacco, so I imagine that there would be some costs there. However, I am skeptical about the Sheriff's claim that we would see increased incarceration rates as a result of decriminalizing pot. My guess would be that initial incarceration rates would drop as a result of fewer prosecutions of marijuana possession, and that we might also see a drop in people currently incarcerated on marijuana-related charges.
Would there be people that don't seem to have better things to do than smoke pot, sure. Will more young people take up the habit of getting high than might not, if it was granted the same status as a dandelion?
Hard to say, I smoked my first joint with the son of our Scoutmaster , Troop 87, during a week long trip to Mexicali, Mexico, back in 1966. That's how i'd first gotten introduced to it, and didn't like it, and that was that, no problem there, and never have had a problem with just saying no to future offers of it, inside or outside of Scouting.
Hint: Prohibition had nothing to do with it.
At what age should it be legal? Should children be around users? How about in a car (or like the U of O football players, "we smoked all of it")?
Do we legalize Meth? Or, does prohibition work for meth, but not for marijuana? Do we legalize heroin, or do we prohibit it? Or, if the state can make money selling heroin should we sell it?
Anyone know the answer, and if so, what is the demographic breakdown on users and non-users in the city of Beaverton?
Under this premise, at which point can voters feel secure they have the correct numbers and facts?
The Feds have been demonizing marijuana so long that they may not be able to turn around their attitude (enforcement is a cash cow). And the Feds have produced propaganda that wouldn't fool a 10 year old, as if voters are stupid and believe everything the government says. It may have been that way 80 years ago, but not today.
Alcohol is the largest dose of prohibition ever stuffed down the throats of the people, and that didn't work out at all. Alcohol was available during 'prohibition', just as marijuana is today. So the government relented and became a player in the money train that was alcohol.
If the government can figure out how to tax, license, add fees, or any other form of revenue to the coffers, then the odds favor decriminalization -- 'cause it's always about the money'!
Secondly: Legalizing hemp (very low grade plants) should be a priority. Fast-growing, prolific, strong and suitable for many uses, hemp utilization would take the place of many a product.
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Our faculty continued to put stress on ISU's travel budget by attending professional conferences. Rick Lotspeich attended the National Prostitution Conference at the University of Toledo in September. He is developing a special session for next year's conference on recent research into the economics of commercial sex markets. In September 2007 Debra Israel presented her paper, "Gender, Household Decision-Making and Environmental Giving", to the Heartland Environmental and Resource Economics conference in Ames, Iowa. She also presented this paper in a session sponsored by the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in New Orleans during early January and at the meetings of the Midwest Economics Association (MEA) in March 2008. Bassam Yousif also attended the annual meetings in New Orleans of the Allied Social Science Association.
ISU was well represented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Economic Association in Chicago during March. In addition to Dr. Israel's paper mentioned earlier, she organized a conference session at the MEA meetings on: Gender, Intra-household Decision-making, and Valuing Environmental Benefits. She presented another paper in this session, "Gender Households and Valuing Environmental Benefits" and Rick Lotspeich helped out as discussant for a paper on drinking water choices. Three of our Chinese visitors also attended the MEA meetings. Xianfeng Huang presented a paper, "The Size of the SOE Sector and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study Based on Provincial Data of China." Li Zhang presented her research on rural credit cooperatives in China: Restructuring Rural Credit Cooperatives in China: Peasants' Concerns and the Efficiency of Credit Allocation." Katrina Davis also attended the MEA meetings, chairing a paper session on: Young Adult Risk Behaviors and serving as discussant for a paper on migration in nonmetropolitan countries of the American Great Plains. One special feature of the MEA annual meetings is the inclusion of undergraduate research papers. The MEA is very student-friendly, and we encourage our economics students to attend this professional conference (it is generally held within driving distance of Terre Haute) and to consider submitting a research paper.
Our visiting Chinese scholars accompanied students in Environmental Economics on a trip last October to the Terre Haute Wastewater Treatment Plant. Robert Elkins (plant manager) discussed improvements occurring at the plant, such as converting from anaerobic to aerobic digesters, which will help reduce the odor problems associated with the plant. In addition to explaining the details of the treatment process during the facilities tour, Mr. Elkins outlined the importance of wastewater treatment capacity to economic development in Terre Haute. Right here on campus students learned about environmental improvements promoted by the University through visits to ISU's power plant and recycling center.
George Needham, director of the Vigo County Air Pollution Control, spoke to the class about the status of air pollution in Vigo County and Indiana. This class also heard form Rick Lotspeich, who spoke to them on the costs and benefits of bat preservation, a project in which he is collaborating with faculty in the Department of Ecology and Organismal Biology. These varied speakers and visits bring an applied perspective to the textbook and classroom discussions of the economics of environmental regulations.
Many of our students in Economics work hard, but each spring we select three of the top performers for our annual awards. Ann Arthur was selected as our Outstanding Senior this year. The Mitchell Scholarship was awarded to Justen Rollo, and Ryan Grossman was selected to receive the Gemmecke Scholarship. Congratulations to you all. (We know that economics is not easy.)
To see additional recent scholarly work, check out the bulletin board in front of the Econ Dept. HH Rm 277 or previous newsletter editions.
"China, Capitalist Accumulation, and Labor." Coauthored with Martin Hard-Landsberg, Monthly Review, May 2007.
"Classical Marxism and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.: Coauthored with John Bellamy Foster. Organization & Environment, v.21, n. 1, March 2008, pp. 3-37.
"The Podolinsky Myth: An Obituary" Coauthored with John Bellamy Foster. Forthcoming in Historical Materialism.
Paul's book, China and Socialism, (coauthored with Martin Hart-Landsberg) has now appeared in a Venezuelan edition published by the Centro Interacional Miranda in Caracas. This book has now been published in seven different foreign editions.
"Going Flat: The Changing Dynamics and Integrative Nature of Geography in the Digital Classroom" with Jay Gatrell, in Digital Geography: "Geospatial Technologies in the Social Studies Classroom" Information Age Publishing I, 2008, pp. 197-211
"Impact of Increased Access and Price on Household Water Use in Urban Bolivia." The Journal of Environment and Development, v. 16, n.1, March 2007.
"Charitable Donations: Evidence of Demand for Environmental Protection?" International Advances in Economic Research, v. 13, n. 2, DOI 10.1007/s11294-007-9080-4, May 2007.
"Environmental Participation in the U.S.
Sulfur Allowance Auctions." Environmental and Resource Economics, v. 38, n. 3, DOI 10.1007/s10640-007-9079-6, November 2007.
Tribune Star article on continuing gender gap in wage rates
"Economic Integration of China and Russia in the Post-Soviet Era." Forthcoming in James Bellacqua, ed., China-Russia Relations in the Early 21st Century. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe.
Book Review: Institutions and Norms in Economic Development, ed. By Mark Gradstein and Kai A. Konrad. Forthcoming in Comparative Economic Studies.
Book Review Size, Causes and Consequences of the Underground Economy: An International Perspective, ed. by Christopher Bajada and Friedrich Schneider. In Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 49, no.1, pp. 161-163, 2007.
"Transition and Reform in a Predatory State: The Case of Paraguay." Forthcoming in Journal of Policy Reform.
"Economics and "Nature's Standard": Wes Jackson and The Land Institute." Forthcoming in Review of Radical Political Economy.
"Economic Restructuring in Iraq: Intended and Unintended Consequences." Journal of Economic Issues, vol. 41 no. 1, March 2007, pp. 43-60. "Development, Industrial: The Middle East and North Africa." In the Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Oxford University Press, 2008 (invited submission).
Chris earned a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Louisiana State University in 1993. He is currently an Associate Professor of Economics in the Commerce Division of Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand. Chris's research interests include natural resource and environmental economics, eco-tourism, recreation demand analysis, Asian financial economics and governance and corruption in developing economies.
He has published four book chapters and more than 30 scholarly articles since 2000 in such peer reviewed journals as: Journal of Innovative Marketing, Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, American Journal of Applied Sciences, Journal of Economic Policy Reforms, Journal of Innovative Marketing, Review of Development and Cooperation, Banks and Bank Systems, Journal of Social Sciences, International Finance Review, and The Australian Economic Review. Chris has also won a number of teaching awards, including: Lincoln University's Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007 and the New Zealand Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching (at the National Level), 2003.
Michael earned a PhD in Management from Virginia Tech in 1998. He is currently an Associate Professor and The Stoops Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Miller College of Business, Ball State University in Muncie, IN. Michael's research interests include entrepreneurship, strategic management, social issues in management/ business Ethics, Organization Theory, and international management.
Since 2000, Mike has published 16 peer reviewed articles in such scholarly journals as: Journal of Management History, International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Business & Society, Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Management Education, Group and Organization Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Small Business Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Journal of Managerial Psychology, and the Eastern Economic Journal.
He is certified in Simplex creativity and innovation training by Basadur Applied Creativity. Michael was recognized in the 2002, 2004, and 2005 "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" and was the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Recipient of the Coleman Scholarship for U.S.A.S.B.E.
Dr. Richards will be teaching the course and it will provide students with opportunities for group and individual research and is committed to the goals of experiential learning and community engagement. Questions that will be explored include:
How do we measure under- nutrition and malnutrition? What has happened to the structure of American agriculture over the past 100 years? Who has benefited from the US policy of agricultural subsidies? Why are hunger and obesity political as well as economic problems? In what ways has the industrial food system become a global system? Does technology provide the answer to our food problems? Are there alternatives to the industrial food system? What is meant by Community Supported Agriculture?
The Center has had another busy year. We gave two workshops last summer, one on basic economic concepts for K-5 teachers, and a 3 day workshop on globalization for middle and high school social studies teachers at McCormick's Creek State Park. The Center also provided one-day workshops on globalization in Terre Haute, Gary, and Columbus this past year.We had a very successful workshop on the Ethics and Economics of Immigration in our yearly workshop for clergy and friends at the United Ministry Center and gave popular workshops on Teaching Economics with Children's Literature. Professor Conant was fortunate enough to be a part of a two day workshop for elementary grade teachers in March at the primary school attached to Peking University in Beijing. This summer the Center will be giving its normal K-5 workshop, but is also joining with ISU's Biology Department in offering a workshop for secondary science and social studies teachers with an eight day field experience at Yellowstone, emphasizing the science and economic aspects involved in conflicts over several land use issues at the park. Teachers will be speaking with a number of advocacy groups as well as scientific experts and experts from the National Park Service so they can get a better idea of how public decisions are actually made in such cases. A report on this innovative workshop will be included in the next newsletter.
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Our partners, Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV), have taken action in Vietnam with WSPA support that has led to police and government officials shutting down illegal tours of bear farms in Ha Long Bay, an area well-known for its unlawful bear bile industry. The move will help protect many bears that still undergo bile extraction procedures despite it being illegal in the country.
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Wheelchair basketball as a sport, began in 1948 when World War II veterans began returning home. Unfortunately, many of the veterans were paralyzed causing them to remain in wheelchairs for the rest of their lives. To keep themselves entertained, these veterans began trying a multitude of sports. Many started with ping-pong and pool, progressed to bowling and swimming, and finally made their way to softball and basketball teams. It wasn't long before basketball became the #1 played wheelchair sport.
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This is the eighth in the Prospect's series on the 174 measures on state ballots this year.
It's been a bad year for California unions. Republicans have never been fans of the labor movement, and now state Democratic support is waning. In September, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a pension reform plan that will force union members to work longer for fewer benefits, and vetoed the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, an AFL-CIO-backed bill that would have given labor rights to domestic workers. And earlier this month, Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed child care workers to unionize. In cities like San Jose and Los Angeles—both Democrat-leaning cities with Democratic mayors—unions are fighting more losing battles against pension reform.
In this election, state unions were forced to open a new front—at the ballot box. California ballot Proposition 32 puts labor in even deeper trouble, and could leave the movement effectively silenced. And even if labor kills the measure, it will still come with huge costs to other campaigns in the state.
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MODESTO Gangs are on the rise.
Hardly a day goes by without some report of a deadly confrontation, revenge shooting, gang sweep or gang members in court for a variety of vicious acts that made headlines much more rarely a decade or two ago.
In Modesto, gang murders, assaults and drive-by shootings have increased an average of 149 percent in seven years. More than half of crimes involving guns in 2012 were gang-related, police say.
Once mostly confined to poor districts, gangs see few boundaries these days. You're still more likely to see graffiti in the airport neighborhood and south and west Modesto, but gangsters are killing one another in places once considered safe.
People are more alarmed when people unexpectedly fall prey to urban violence. The latest poster child for senseless assault, teenager Tylor Crippen, tried to run before he was chased down in January and stabbed to death by three gang members, police say, while on a walk with his girlfriend in Creekwood Park on the east edge of the city.
The randomness breeds fear in nicer neighborhoods, where residents' familiarity with gangs used to start and end with "West Side Story." Nowadays, many sense that Modesto gangs are getting out of control. With every new graffiti scrawl, with every news story about bullets in the air and blood on the streets, people stay in more and make eye contact less.
Some people, including active gangsters and family members, shared thoughts for this story. Almost all asked that their names not be used, for fear of reprisal.
Authorities for years have warned about the steady spread of gang influence. They say it's not a police problem, that "we can't arrest our way out of this," that with limited firepower to combat them, gangs are becoming bolder and will continue to grow.
Explosive growth
The FBI says 1.4 million people belong to 33,000 gangs in the United States, and they are responsible for 48 percent of violent crime in some areas and up to 90 percent in others, including parts of California. That's a stunning 40 percent increase from the 1 million gang member estimate in 2009.
Local authorities document 64 gangs operating in Stanislaus County, with about 5,000 members and many more unofficial hangers-on. That's about 1 percent of the population causing heartache for the rest.
A majority 84 percent are Latino gangs, authorities say. Of those, more than four of five consider themselves Norteños, or Northerners. Some of the violence in recent years, experts say, comes with an incursion of Sureños moving with family from Southern California or the Bay Area.
Raul said he joined the Sureños because he tired of getting beat up by Norteños at his junior high school. Now he's surrounded by the enemy and has been shot twice, he said, shivering in his yard despite warm weather, his eyes constantly darting up and down the street. A single bullet hole can be seen in the front window.
If Raul tried to walk through his south Modesto neighborhood, "I probably wouldn't make it three blocks," he said.
Although the typical homeboy is in his teens or early 20s, more are hanging in for life, short as it may be. Officers are arresting more in their 30s, 40s and beyond.
"Can't stop. Won't stop," Raul said, his eyes squinting.
More disturbingly, they're also starting younger.
"I have a grandson who explained to me how to roll a joint. He's 5," said Martha, who has two children heavily involved in gangs. Both have been incarcerated.
"They took him out to shoot a gun when I think he was 3 or 4. How could they do that? They say, 'Too bad, Mom we're cholos (hoodlums) and he's going to grow up to be one.' "
All in the family
With myriad changes, it's tempting to say something like, "It's not your father's or grandfather's gang anymore." The truth: It just might be. Literally.
"Gang mentality is generational," said Froilan Mariscal, a gang investigator with the Stanislaus County district attorney's office. He grew up in a south Modesto neighborhood that he says now has plenty of third-generation gangsters who grew up with family expectations.
"Kids learn what they see. If all they know is gangs from the day they're born, how do they get out? It's a very slim chance," Mariscal said.
"They look at it like a career," he continued. "There are people whose sole goal is to become a shot caller (leader), just like others want to go to college and become the CEO of a company. It's the same idea."
Martha, the grandmother, used to hang with gangbangers and considered herself on the fringe, not an active participant. So did Tina, a former drug addict whose sons were mugged at knifepoint a few years ago in their teens. She said one was ordered to strip, ran home naked and was taken under the wing of an older gang member soon after.
"That's the day I lost one son and gained one son," Tina said. "One said, 'Screw this' and got into (sports). The other got hard. He said, 'Nobody will ever do me like that.' Now, unfortunately, people are afraid of my son."
He was jailed after a nonfatal shooting a couple of years later and sharpened his gang skills behind bars, she said. Eventually paroled, he's now back in custody, facing charges in a gang-related double murder.
What's his future likely to hold?
"He's going to die," Tina said, wiping tears. "If he gets out of this, he'll die. I already know that. He's going to be killed.
"It's like a train wreck happening and you can't stop it. You know it's going to happen, you see it coming, but no matter how much you yell and scream and wave your hands, it's not going to stop."
Gangsta chic?
Young people long have been fascinated by outlaw culture. These days, some music genres and clothing trends associated with gangs have gone mainstream. Think rap and sagging pants.
"It's ingrained in society now," said Marlisa Ferreira, who has prosecuted gang crimes in Stanislaus County for the past decade. To change gang influence, she said, "You'd have to change 'cool.' "
A YouTube music video filmed in south Modesto shows groups of young people flashing gang signs as a rapper reels off violent boasts, racial slurs and profanity, and a girl caresses an assault rifle with a colored bandana. It's among the more polished of dozens of clips attributed to local gangs, many with references to Modesto, specific neighborhoods and the 209 area code.
Advances in technology are altering how gangs operate. With social media and the Internet, the FBI says, gangs can more easily recruit and stay in touch.
As gangs evolve, authorities have changed their approach. More than 100 gang-related prosecutions have been filed since authorities in 2009 drew a line around a particularly bloody south Modesto neighborhood, called it a gang injunction area and publicly warned suspected gang members of stiffer penalties for crimes in that area.
They're not supposed to congregate, but people say young toughs in colors gather most evenings at an elaborate shrine for a slain gang member established at least a couple of years ago. They light candles in remembrance, play music, drink beer and lounge on a ragged couch and plywood bench blocking an alley at the rear of a church parking lot.
Despite gang activity heating up throughout Stanislaus County, budget cuts prompted Sheriff Adam Christianson to eliminate his anti-gang unit in early 2011. He announced in September that he would reinstate the unit and set aside money, but the plan has been delayed until July. By then, gangs will have received diluted attention for 2½ years from the area's largest law enforcement agency.
Corrections realignment is affecting gang activity as well. Many authorities say it's too early to judge whether the shift from state prisons to county jails is working. But it's clear that reducing prison populations has put more sophisticated, more violent criminals on local streets in the past couple of years.
Unrepentant defectors
And the nature of gangs is changing. Prison gangs are more likely to call shots for street gangs as their leaders get lengthy sentences. The FBI says 230,000 members are incarcerated, virtually unheard of in decades past. Dropout gangs composed of members no longer affiliated with mainstream gangs could represent the fastest-growing sector of the gang culture.
"Rules established 50 years ago don't apply anymore," said Austin. He was granted protective custody when he left a gang in prison before being paroled to west Modesto, where he has helped fashion a rival street gang; he said he hopes officers take note of its graffiti. Fresh tattoos represent his new allegiance in coded symbols.
Gang leaders pass down orders that must be obeyed without question, Austin explained, including assault and murder. Refusing, as he did, can get you killed. "Why make a blind sacrifice for someone I don't know and I can't even ask, 'What for?' " he said.
Dropouts deserve contempt more than Sureños, said Carlos, a north Modesto Norteño. Dropouts are traitors who are more dangerous because they know Norteño secrets, he explained, and could exploit them.
Confronting gang violence almost has become a cottage industry.
Numerous nonprofit and faith-based groups, some funded by government grants, are stepping up efforts to disarm and discourage those most at risk of being sucked in.
"I was a juvenile delinquent myself, a throwaway kid," said Vickie Trask, a vocational instructor for Juvenile Hall and the Stanislaus County Office of Education. Her world is a roller coaster ride of stories featuring young lives saved while others are snuffed out by blades and bullets.
"We have to show them there are other choices and options out there," Trask said. "That's what drives me every day."
Youth for Christ reaches more than 200 young people and their families every year and has plans for more programs, many aimed directly at rescuing those being recruited by gangs. Ken Sylvia, the group's mentoring director, said: "I don't think we're ever going to stop gangs. No matter how many want to make a difference, evil will go on. But if we can decrease the problem, for me, that's a win. I don't think we'll ever lose hope."
Will it work?
For some, yes.
Discovering other options
Steven's older brother and sister have brought their family untold heartache. His fearful mother hides when they come around, especially if they're on drugs. But Steven, now a young adult, didn't bite when he came of age.
"I was the baby, and they would dress me up in red and try to make me do the gang signs, smoke weed and drink," he said. "I don't get how people could fight over it or be so stupid."
Carlos said his father and stepfather were into gangs and suffered drug-related deaths. He relied on gang protection while locked up, but now gets help with a Stanislaus County Office of Education job-training program.
"They've got better options than shooting each other up," said Trask, who has guided many young people away from violence and into jobs. "They can't change where they come from. You can only help them from the inside out."
For others, not so much.
Richard said his gang membership means access to marijuana. His time in prison, the loss of a sibling and bullet holes in stucco at his family's Ceres home are just natural parts of life, he said. He sees no reason to find another and seems mystified that someone would ask.
Who were the bullets meant for?
Richard shrugged. "Probably me," he said with a grin.
Elena, a teen mother, said she is not an "active" and prefers spending time with her child more than banger friends. But she likes the thought that she could, if needed, get immediate protection with a simple text message or phone call.
Apathy and fear
Modesto City Councilman Dave Lopez was raised in gang-hardened west Modesto and now leads a council committee focused on public safety. Next to the flash and sparkle of chrome-plated firearms, pretty girls, easy weed and money dangled by the gang lifestyle, Lopez said, "What do we have to offer? A part-time job at McDonald's is a tough sell.
"I don't know what the answer is," Lopez continued, "but what we're doing now doesn't seem to be working."
Do people care?
With so much gang-related news, some seem desensitized.
"One more waste of air gone," a Bee reader wrote in online comments at the bottom of a recent story about the violent death of a suspected gang member.
Another echoed growing apathy as gangsters maim and kill one another, writing: "Another dead punk. Nothing to see. Move along."
But those still living on long-established gang turf continue to cower.
Five members of an extended family recently huddled together on the floor of their south Modesto home, below window level in case a stray bullet should find its way inside. Shooting had erupted outside moments before.
Someone pulled up chatter on a smart-phone app for police scanners. The adults pulled children close and waited.
"We slept all together on the floor that night. In the morning, we could see (bullet) shells on the street," said a woman brave enough to share the story but far too scared to provide her name. Neither would the other adults. Gangbangers have kept a respectful distance so far, and they want to keep it that way.
"We don't want any drama," she said. "You learn to keep your mouth shut and stay out of people's business. We don't really want to be in this area; it's just something we can afford."
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