Get rid of the homebuilding regulations and the traffic will get worse (if that is possible). If things are so lousy why are housing prices going UP? Maybe not a great deal to be in SoCal, but for all you folks dealing with snow up to your booties - enjoy it! I'm going to the beach. Schools are lousy, but IMO, the biggest reason for that is that 40% of the students don't speak english as a first language. Who is minding the borders GW? Our president wants California to have a foreign aid program for Mexico. GRRRRR.