I don't pretend to be a statistician, so no worry there about how I apply them. I live in a part of the world where white people live in the big homes and black people generally don't. The dumpy part of town is 70% black and the nice areas are 90% white. I don't need any numbers to tell me that's former injustices still having a negative effect on people's lives. I've lived in California too, and yes things are a bit different there in SOME places and your neighborhood certainly varies from the next and from mine. I'm not saying there are bigger problems with the parks that need addressing first, but there are definitely bigger social issues that I see as more important to us as a country. Visit any school redistricting hearing in my area and you'll KNOW what I'm talking about.

-- Jon Merryman