I'm sure we're all familiar with South Central LA. It has always been associated with words like, gangs, murder, violence, and slum. Thankfully those smart folks at the Los Angeles City Council found a way to get rid of this bad image. Instead of cleaning the streets up and making it a safe environment, the City Council members decided to change the name of the area from South Central to simply "South Los Angeles." So now when some unsuspecting fool drives through the area he can now say, "I think we're safe—at least it isn't South Central!" The Council members fail to realize that the area will still be slummy and it won't take much time for the name "South LA" to be associated with ghetto violence. You have these guys to thank! You can read more about this here.