You haven't been to Surrey in awhile I see.....they have torn down most of the old and crappy houses down and building new condos. The city just finished this beautiful new library right in Whalley, and right next to it will be the new city hall. There is all new construction everywhere, beautiful new parks and all the drug addicts live in Maple Ridge and Abbotsford now....so no Surrey is not like east LA, far from it.