Stockton

On Monday, the FBI trumpeted the news that violent crime dropped 5.5% in 2010 while reported property crimes fell 2.8%. The news, though, is not all so positive. A 24/7 Wall St. review of the data shows that violent crime rose in a several of the largest and poorest cities in the U.S.

Poor Stockton California just can't get a break. The community of 300,000, located between Modesto and Sacramento, recently earned the dubious distinction of being home to the cheapest house on the market in California. The cost? $25,000. (Although the house in the photo to the right is...

Chalk this up as another opportunity for self employment created by the current housing meltdown. An entrepreneurial spirit in Stockton California started the Greener Grass Company, which for the right price will spraypaint your lawn a lushious green in order to increase the home's curb appeal....