Fifth Generation Californian here. Not at all surprising that leftists have taken one of the most amazing places on the planet, blessed with natural harbors, vast agricultural soils, water (yes), timber, mining, great weather, endless recreational opportunities, a once free university system, etc., and turn it into a place people (myself sometimes included) want to flee. Punishing taxes, a ruinous school system, rampant crime, and a seemingly permanent and destructive state bureaucracy. Add to that the fact that we’re now socially fragmented, and that the culture which made this at one time an absolute gem and a model for the world exists no longer. Gut punch of reality.
Yes, it’s a d@mn shame what has happened to the once richly blessed and beautiful state of California.
Gavin Newsom says this b/c the "oil companies are gouging" - but then why aren't they "gouging" in other states?
He also mandated fast food workers get paid $20.00/hour - with further raises to come. 10,000 fast food workers have been laid off across the state so far - with fast food businesses automating as fast as they can in order to hold prices down.
His leftist policies are directly leading to people fleeing this state.
Love my State. Hate its government.
Yes it’s a damn shame. Totally screwed up policies. Run by bureaucrats and government unions and NGO lobbyists. I’ve lived here all my life. I’m loathe to leave. I can’t stand the humidity in the south nor the winters in the north. It’s perfect here except for most of the people and those who manage it.
Maybe it’s time for the Big One.
The Left aims to do to the country what is has done to California.
I really miss the CA weather and natural beauty (especially during the winter), so I come back to CA when I can. The cold, dark, gloomy, and wet winters in the Inland Northwest really get to me. That's probably because I spent my first 16 years in upstate New York enduring that every day. When I moved to CA when I was 21, I realized I could have 250 days of sunshine vs 250 days of gloom. So it's hard for me to go back to that in North Idaho.
So I put all the government crap out of my mind and enjoy our beautiful area. Yesterday I hiked about seven miles and 1,200 feet elevation gain at the Montebello Preserve on the SF Peninsula. I went from Redwood forests and streams in the canyon to the top of Black Mountain. It's hard to beat. At 72, I don't have a lot more years of that type of hiking left.
That's the ocean out there under the fog bank...
