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While the population of cities such as Detroit and Philadelphia is actually declining, here in Los Angeles the growth rate is astounding, and most of the newcomers are from south of the border.

The traffic on the freeways here is unbelievable. The 405 from Orange County all the way north through the San Fernando Valley has been reduced to a crawl all day long. Even at 10 PM, it is gridlocked from the airport through West L.A.

Some areas of the city near downtown are jammed with immigrants (illegal??) living in large apartment buildings, and the traffic on surface streets is horrendous.
Century City is a nightmare to traverse on a weekday.

Don't even get me started on housing prices or rents. I'll only say that if you want a one bedroom apartment in a relatively desirable area, you can expect to fork over $1200/month at a minimum. The really nice areas in West L.A. go for about $1600-1800/month.

I've been living here for 35 years, and this area has definitely gone downhill.
The good weather and my job are the only thing keeping me here at the moment.

When I moved to California back in the late 70s, the population was around 20,000,000.

By 2000, it was 35,000,000. In 2020, it is predicted to be slightly over 40,000,000.

Projections for 2100, while necessarily fuzzy, go as high as 80-90,000,000.

Where they'll go, and where they'll get their water and other needfuls, is not a trivial problem.

"The 405 from Orange County all the way north through the San Fernando Valley has been reduced to a crawl all day long. "

And why is it that the 405 IN Orange County is NOT reduced to a crawl all day long? Could it be that the OC has actually spent the money on expanding the freeway instead of billions for mass transit? Hmmm?