A population boom is reshaping this 'affordable' California region

Word has been out about the Inland Empire region of California for a while now. The large, multi-county area east of Los Angeles and Orange County has seen a ton of new investment and overall growth in recent years, spurred on partly by coastal renters moving east to buy standalone homes in one of Southern California’s last “affordable” regions.

Now, new population numbers released by the state further back up all that talk. Last week, the California Department of Finance released its annual report on population and housing estimates statewide, and the data shows that the Inland Empire is very much booming. Menifee, in Riverside County, was one of the state’s largest population growth centers statewide, adding more than 2,000 people just last year. Victorville in San Bernardino County wasn’t far behind, pushing its total population to nearly 140,000 people in 2023. The high desert city is larger than Santa Clara and Berkeley and sits just behind Pasadena and Orange.

The Inland Empire’s Press-Enterprise went even deeper on some of the localized numbers. Riverside and San Bernardino counties collectively added more than 22,000 people last year, though the report does not say how many of those people moved from elsewhere in California, came from out of state, or were new births. Riverside and San Bernardino counties also now count 14 total cities with populations north of 100,000 people. All of that growth has led to a buying spree for some big-time real estate investors and has caused a ton of fluctuation in the median home price across the area.

I think that they vote, but that they are technically excluded from voting on Federal seats and the Presidential election. They DO vote illegally and sway elections and then state govs protect them from exposure, but they aren't supposed to vote except for some local elections. WAPO had an article claiming to debunk Trump and others on this topic so I know they DO vote and assume the treasonous MSM is lying and implying Trump and other patriot officials are just fabricating assertions of voter fraud.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/06/truth-about-noncitizen-voting-federal-elections/
I think they are allowed to vote in local elections, they also vote for US President/Congress, but the Dems just rave we are crazy and they lie about voter fraud:
Though noncitizens can vote in few local elections, GOP goes big to make it illegal
Noncitizens can’t vote in federal or state races, but some want to codify laws.
By: Matt Vasilogambros - May 6, 2024 5:00 am
"Preventing people who are not United States citizens from casting a ballot has reemerged as a focal point in the ongoing Republican drive to safeguard “election integrity,” even though noncitizens are rarely involved in voter fraud.
Ahead of November’s presidential election, congressional and state Republican lawmakers are aiming to keep noncitizens away from the polls. They’re using state constitutional amendments and new laws that require citizenship verification to vote. Noncitizens can vote in a handful of local elections in several states, but already are not allowed to vote in statewide or federal elections.
Some Republicans argue that preventing noncitizens from casting ballots — long a boogeyman in conservative politics — reduces the risk of fraud and increases confidence in American democracy. But even some on the right think these efforts are going too far, as they churn up anti-immigration sentiment and unsupported fears of widespread fraud, all to boost turnout among the GOP base."
But I thought there was a law introduced in the CA House trying to make it legal for CA to allow its illegals to vote in presidential elections. Heard about it a few days ago and wondered how they plan to make changes to Federal Law from CA.

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