As a native son, I can truly attest to that. In the time that I was raised there, I don't think there was a better place on earth to be a kid.
My wife and I have four kids - all born in California. When our eldest was about nine, we could no longer ignore the handwriting on the wall. We pulled up stakes and headed to Texas, which is very similar to the California of my youth.
Reading articles like this one (and many others) validate my decision to get out.
I sure hope you didn’t take California to Texas with you. Many such emigrants do just that.
“As a native son, I can truly attest to that. In the time that I was raised there, I don’t think there was a better place on earth to be a kid.”
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My favorite video to demonstrate what we have lost in California AND as a nation. Call me soft, but this one always gives me a lump in my throat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QCZ_bv9aLc