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I was in SoCal in the early 80x, it was amazing. I settled there for awhile but work took me elsewhere. I am glad now that it did. Friends and family who live there struggle with all that VDH mentioned and more. Massive traffic all hours of the day. Water rationing, poor public transportation system overrun with homeless, but to expensive to drive anywhere, dangerous if you are elderly. Some people I know left the once beautiful coast to the Inland Empire, but are being pushed further west. Nevada and Arizona are becoming gas stops as people look further west for common sense. Last trip to Cali, I was disappointed to see what happened to the once laid back beach communities. Everywhere, these communities looked like a poor man's Rodeo drive with adobe store fronts, chain restaurants and neon lights. Why the hell do people think they can build something more beautiful than what God put there in the first place. Recall in the 70s as a young Marine stopping in a diner/beach shop somewhere around San Clemente. Place was full of surfers and beach goers. Really laid back. As an 18 year old kid from the Midwest this was like some 60s beach movie. One of the surfers left got into a Rolls Royce with surf boards on it and drove off. I thought what a cool place. Now it is strip malls Glitzy beach shops and high end stores.