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'Happy Days' star Scott Baio is leaving California and selling his $3.85M mansion due to rising homelessness and 'rampant' crime in the state - saying 'it's just not a safe place anymore'
Daily Mail UK ^ | May 7, 2023 | Stephen M. Lepore

Posted on 05/07/2023 10:17:33 PM PDT by Morgana

Scott Baio says he's set to become the latest celebrity to escape from California as he's placed his $3.85million home on the market, citing the state's disastrous homelessness and crime issues.

The former Happy Days star put his home in Woodland Hills on the market last month, having purchased it for just $1.85million in 2010.

On Twitter, the conservative-leaning sitcom star said that he just doesn't feel secure in the Golden State anymore given the various issues under Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom.

'After 45 years, I'm making my way to finally 'exit stage right' from California,' he wrote.

He then cited the state's homelessness statistics, noting that 'it brings down property value. Also no consequences for crime that is rampant, making things higher in price and it’s just not a safe place anymore.'

The Joanie Loves Chachi star tacked on the hashtag '#ImFree."

Baio also joked that Californians won't miss his right wing views. The actor has been a guest of President Trump's White House in the past.

The actor lives in a gated community called Westchester County Estates, according to Realtor.com.

A 6,300-square foot property containing five bedrooms and 4.5 baths, it also contains a big ceiling, stone floors, a curved staircase, a great room, dining room and home office.

The outside includes a pool, spa, and loads of plantings and a no-build zone behind it.

Los Angeles' wealthiest residents are fleeing the city as Governor Gavin Newsom hikes taxes on the rich and the city crumbles under soaring crime rates - with actor Jim Carrey the latest A-lister to list his home for sale.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Local News; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: baio; california; crime; hollywood
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Chachi is going to have to move in with Fonzi
1 posted on 05/07/2023 10:17:33 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Fonzie (Henry Winkler) is staying in California as far as I know. He is supposed to be a nice guy, but quite lefty. Scott is one of the few open non-lefties in show business.


2 posted on 05/07/2023 10:25:36 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Morgana

He’s not really helping the asking price....


3 posted on 05/07/2023 10:28:46 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Morgana

Regards,

4 posted on 05/07/2023 10:43:04 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Morgana

A “mansion”? Not in CA for $4 milion. In many towns, that buys you a quarter acre lot with a post-war ranch house in need of updating or demolition.


5 posted on 05/07/2023 10:55:08 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else…)
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To: Morgana
It looks like the "Happy Days" in California are long gone.

6 posted on 05/07/2023 11:12:21 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Morgana
The actor lives in a gated community called Westchester County Estates

More of the Angeleno New York wannabe complex.

7 posted on 05/07/2023 11:22:14 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: Morgana

Back in the 90s, I was Scott’s stand in on DIAGNOSIS MURDER. He was a different dude back then. I hooked up with him for a full on air segment when he guest hosted on the Dennis Miller Radio Show. He’s grown a lot. Anyway, he bought that gorgeous Montecito mansion for $1.9 million (if I remember correctly) and is still trying to get $3.85 million(?). It is stunning and he was smart to not buy into Beverly Hills. Anything above $6 million is a bear to sell these days.


8 posted on 05/07/2023 11:32:26 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

In usual Freeper tradition, I didn’t read the article until after I posted. Glad my memory is still in tact.


9 posted on 05/07/2023 11:35:17 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

He’s probably still taking a cut to offload it.


10 posted on 05/07/2023 11:35:56 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Let us celebrate Cinco de Mayo, the dance of five mayonaisses.)
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To: alexander_busek

Didn’t he say stage right?


11 posted on 05/07/2023 11:58:36 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: Morgana

Baio has always been on the conservative side of the hollywood spectrum so this isn’t such a huge surprise to hear.

I would much rather hear some good news that some typical hollywood lefty actor/actress or their loved ones/friends gets attacked/raped/beaten by some illegal vagrant in broad daylight in beverly hills.


12 posted on 05/08/2023 12:09:41 AM PDT by Jaysin (Trump can’t be beat, unless the democrats cheat)
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To: Morgana

LA is not a safe and happy place anymore, so what do the citizens do in response? Why they just elect another incompetent, irresponsible black democrat idiot as their new mayor. We all know they always do such a great job.

That’ll fix everything, right?


13 posted on 05/08/2023 12:11:47 AM PDT by Bullish (Either we don't see it coming or they don't... But somebody's got it coming.)
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To: alexander_busek

That’s house left not stage left. In other words stage right.

Regard this,


14 posted on 05/08/2023 12:26:46 AM PDT by jy8z (Everything you think, do and say is from the pill you took today.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

As a former Southern Californian, the places that ended in “hills” (woodland, agoura, Beverly) were usually pretty nice. They would be the small islands of wealth in the sewage spew that was the rest of non-San Diego and non-Orange County Southern California. It really is the perfect example of progressive communism - a spoiled small delusional elite that wall themselves off from the dystopia consequences of their policies.


15 posted on 05/08/2023 1:38:49 AM PDT by Dragonspirit (CNN is the enemy. Ashli Babbitt is the hero.)
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To: Morgana

leaving because of ‘rampant crime’??

Not a good sales technique Scott.

It should be more like “beautiful vistas surround this lovely 6 room mansion...[etc]”


16 posted on 05/08/2023 1:53:18 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: gundog

Doesn’t seem wise to trash the neighborhood you’re trying to sell a house in..... Might have been better to wait until the house is sold.


17 posted on 05/08/2023 2:01:30 AM PDT by 4Liberty (Dems loot & riot -called "protesting" by media. Repub's protest -called "looting & rioting" by media)
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To: Morgana
"I genuinely, in my heart, do not care if I ever work again. I don't care. I'm comfortable and I've got a great life, but If I don't have a country that is recognizable to me, I've got nothing," he said.
18 posted on 05/08/2023 3:03:42 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Dr. Sivana

And, I think Scott has paid for it — his filmography over the past 20 years is as dry as a desert.

So much for “being tolerant of other peoples’ views”


19 posted on 05/08/2023 3:05:56 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Your point is well taken, but it clearly states he’s lived in it many years……so yeah I believe the original price
…..but it wouldn’t reflect today’s prices…..ie he’s asking an exaggerated amount in selling


20 posted on 05/08/2023 3:13:19 AM PDT by Guenevere (“If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”)
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