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[quote=Anonymous]What's happened to Arlington? It used to be such a nice place, and now it seems like it's in a downward spiral.

Crime everywhere:
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/23/boy-robbed-of-shoes-backpack-by-gun-wielding-teens/
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/26/arrest-made-after-person-stabbed-in-ballston-group-home/
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/26/acpd-raids-six-vape-stores-as-part-of-regional-drug-trafficking-investigation/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/1s5e5ni/fairfax_county_police_officers_are_in_the_11000/

Companies leaving:
Amazon reneged on all of its promises to Arlington. The helix building is never going to be built, and it's laying people off in droves. And Boeing just moved its HQ from Arlington to St. Louis. Another company just announced 108 layoffs yesterday.
https://virginiabusiness.com/alaska-contractor-to-lay-off-108-in-arlington/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/tech/amazon-layoffs-january-tech-changes
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/02/19/arlington-loses-boeings-defense-hq-to-st-louis/

Service cutbacks due to budget problems:
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/16/service-cutbacks-staff-furloughs-possible-in-arlington-depending-on-tax-revenue/

Crazy homeless problem:
https://www.reddit.com/r/arlingtonva/comments/1g9xyiz/homeless_man_screeching_for_hours_in_courthouse/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/1nsr8cb/rise_in_homeless_in_rosslynclarendon/
https://www.reddit.com/r/arlingtonva/comments/1dlzg81/homeless_in_ballston/
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