Personal Narrative Analysis

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I live in an apartment in a sub-urban part of San Mateo, which is mostly a residential area. Mainly millionaires own many houses around this area, and they keep themselves updated about the market value of their houses. They cannot stand any factors leading to decrease on the price or as well as the area being un-peaceful.
Last summer, city passed to open a 7-eleven on 501 N San Mateo Drive, just one block away from my apartment. It was at very convenient location for me to go and get a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread, and sometimes even a cup of coffee anytime of the day. I had become a regular customer there. Like me, local people mainly used it for grocery purposes since it was much closer than any other convenience store in our area. …show more content…

Reason being first, they were located in a residential area and second, they didn’t have a proper parking lot. Their noisy delivery trucks didn't really fit in the parking lot, so they had to double-park alongside the store, blocking a full lane of traffic. I've myself witnessed several near-accidents due to this hazard.
The surrounding area of the store was not even close to clean because people would not simply throw away the trash on the trash bins but the street. Cigarettes buds and napkin papers could be seen around the store area. The situation did not improve, but worsen as the days passed by. The health conscious parents with kids in the neighborhood also weren't happy either, because this 7-Eleven was located right where the kids from two nearby schools walk every day. They wouldn't want their kids consuming that junk food from 7-eleven, never mind smoking cigarettes.
Local residents kept up the pressure, going all the way to the city council, where they got what they wanted. Finally, the city reached an agreement with the store’s representative to close down in which the city paid about $150,000 to 7-Eleven and the property owners and the store were closed by the end of March 2014. A group of residents took up collections and raised between $40000 to $45000 and spent on legal fees, and their zoning code interpretations. The City Council, the City Attorney and the Planning Commission stood up

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