IKEA organized a trip to their Emeryville store for East Palo Alto residents as they prepare for the March election which will decide if cutely named Swedish items and the accompanying traffic snarls will be coming to their city. Opponents and supporters alike traveled up by bus to see what the fuss is all about. I can imagine that the sight of the imposing yellow and blue behemoth may have not been convincing, but perhaps the prices and nifty products inside were appealing. This article notes that some residents would prefer to have a grocery store, which East Palo Alto does not have, in IKEA’s proposed location. Swedish meatballs and lingonberries just won’t cut it.