By Samuel Strait – Reporter at Large – February 13, 2022 Clearly, unless you absolutely hate American football you are aware that today, February 13th is the day of the big event. Football fans for the past year are eagerly awaiting their descent on one of California's formerly "Great Cities". Inspite of all the hype, prior to the "great" event in LA, site of the extravaganza, the City had a bit of clean up to get done over the past few weeks. If you are attending "the game" by rail or road you will notice a descent into third world status as you approach the city. Efforts have been made in a few of the more prominent areas of the city to relocate the homeless and clean up trash so as to present a more appealing visage for visitors. Claims by local officials that this recent activity was "planned long ago" and has nothing to do with a "face lift" for patrons of tomorrow's NFL blow out. Its a miracle. Areas in Inglewood, home of "the game" have made homeless encampments "disappear", local official's euphemism for relocating the unsightly to "quieter areas" of the City. Naturally this has caused some ire by those that are suddenly finding their parts of the City inundated with homeless. Many object to this "convenient" timing of the move as being "Super Bowl Visitor" related and does not help solving the problem that continues to exist. Residents claim that along with homelessness, "crime has ticked up in the newly located areas, couldn't possibly be associated with the homeless." Crime in general in Los Angeles has also become a topic of concern. Never fear, the City's fathers continue to claim that these problems are foremost in their collective minds, just be patient, the homeless can move back to their previous "digs" following "the game" on Sunday. Of course, this is all spin, as the City has been for the most part transformed into third world status by its Democrat leadership for years. Most residents that have not checked themselves into a "progressive" vacuum chamber are well aware of the recent polish local officials have given areas associated with the Super Bowl and are complaining loudly. "Why wasn't the money currently being expended, used to aid in the improvement of life for LA's citizens before now?" The response from the City has been hardly reassuring. As a visitor, there might be a few other tips offered to make your stay less traumatic. Crime is at an all time high. Theft and vandalism is rife within the City. Travel on foot at night is best managed in groups. Follow home crimes have exploded in the City. Locals have taken to leaving their vehicles open to avoid damage from car theft. Carjackings, something that perhaps are best left for the movies, are increasing. Trash, filth, and litter common place. LA is no longer a beautiful place to visit. For those fans that are from the Mid West, Los Angeles might be a culture shock, but not in a good way. 100,000 people will be crammed into Sofi Stadium to watch the event masked and vaccinated at least in theory. One only wonders how that will work out and if the "mask" police will be in attendance, that is unless you can hold your breath for the duration of the event or are taking time out for a photo opt with Magic Johnson. Of course California's school children would feel right at home with that display of faux safety, something they experience daily in California's schools. All the while most adults, most notably those from the Mid West have been maskless for months.