I was born and raised in California and when I was discharged from the army in 1966 I returned to live there. At that time the governor was moonbeams father and he was a democrat like we used to have. Built freeways and dams and had the best public schools in the nation. State colleges and universities were tuition free to residents and public school teachers were the only employees other than service workers and the principal and were not unionized. I could support my family on the beginning wage of any job that I was qualified to have. Medical care was affordable and most things were paid by me, not insurance which was only for catastrophic coverage. Gas was 29 cents a gallon and you could purchase a new house for under 10,000.00 dollars and a new car for 2,000.00 dollars.
I was there 2 years ago, Mexicans attending well manicured lawns and hajibs everywhere.
I was shocked they revoked smoking in public, when I was there in 1997 it was verboten to smoke on the street in Barstow Ca.
Barstow! In the middle of nowhere in the desert!
Bah!!
I have lived in California since about 1972 and it was still Paradise then. It just amazes me what we have thrown away.