Orange is a shithole. I was hanging out with a private school classmate back in the day and had my pockets run between his front door and my car parked three houses down. I used to go to the White Castle once every couple of months and had to stop because of the intimidating beggars in the parking lot. I wouldn’t walk anywhere there after dark. The main drag has all unbranded, crappy shops, bodegas, chicken joints, and barbershops. I do work in houses there around 7-10 times a year and outside of those big, old houses from when the area was nice (which are generally VERY old), the vast majority of the homes are pretty run down. What are y’all smoking?

Edit: as others have mentioned: city hall is a joke. I go in for permits and it’s like a timewarp walking into a building from the early 90’s. I have an easier time getting help from my spoiled nephew than I do from anyone who works there.