Pubdate: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 Source: Press Democrat, The (Santa Rosa, CA) Copyright: 2012 The Press Democrat Contact: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/348 Author: Marti Hoeft Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n477/a06.html GONE TO 'POT' EDITOR: I grew up on Moorland Avenue, right across the street from the site of Wednesday's raid ("150 officers in SR pot raid," Thursday). I lived on Moorland from 1951 to 1974. That street had more trees, children, dogs, cats and horses compared to all the houses and pot gardens that exist there now. We had no problem trick-or-treating on Halloween - everyone's home was open, no hesitation or any homes to be wary of. By the time I was a senior in high school, I had to defend my neighborhood in government class when the son of the garbage company owner said that Moorland Avenue had the most disgusting garbage he ever encountered. Only a few homes that popped up out of nowhere fit that description. I was embarrassed, but I stood my ground and defended Moorland Avenue. Sadly now, people have to sell pot to make ends meet. What happened to the day when people sold apples (it's a computer now) and pencils (what's a pencil?) to make ends meet? An occasional nostalgic drive takes place on the street where I grew up, and I can only remember the sounds of a distant freight train whistle on side of the street and the blasting horn of the freight truck on the other side. How sad, my neighborhood has gone to "pot." MARTI HOEFT Santa Rosa - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom