California Headlines and Issues

I, like most of you, enjoy bashing the land of Fruits and Nuts. Pretty much all of it.

This morning, I came up with an idea for a "California Mega-Thread". A thread where we can all post about the ongoings of California in all of it's Liberal Glory.

You can post either an article, a link to an article, or if you just want to rant about something California related, then do it here.

Or....perhaps there are those of you on here who genuinely love California for whatever reason. And that's fine. I know a few of our members here live there, and I know that some of us have had good experiences with California. Perhaps you'd like to post about that instead.

Myself, I was born in Los Gatos and raised in San Jose until I was 12. My father got a job transfer in the summer of 1995, and we moved to Vancouver, Washington. I've only been back there a handful of times since; the latest being this past December for a 49er game at Levis Stadium.

My family was scattered around California, and we still have family living there. Some of my favorite childhood memories involves traveling to Arnold California to see my aunt and uncle at Christmas time, or during the summer. My uncle was a Baptist minister there, and my aunt was a teacher. Now they are both retired and living in Berkeley.

I also enjoyed traveling with my mother and sister to the beach; usually Half Moon Bay.

But I don't miss the place. And I'll never move back. Way too Liberal, and way too expensive.

So what do you got?

For me, let's start with this morning's headlines. These come from The Mercury News:

Environmentalists Plan Logging to Restore California's Redwood Forests:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/17/environmentalists-plan-logging-to-restore-redwood-forests/

There's a surprise. One doesn't usually think of "Logging" when Environmentalists are mentioned. But it can certainly be beneficial to both the logging business and safety; as it removes fire hazards from vulnerable places.

I love the old Redwoods, and some of my favorite things to do as a child was visit the Giant Sequoias just up the road from Arnold.

Then we get to the next item: Rats. In Berkeley.

And no....it wasn't a college Hippie.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04...sive-rat-suffering-from-rabies-or-the-plague/

When my family lived in San Jose, one of the biggest problems we had were rats in our neighborhood. GIANT, HUGE rats. As big as a cat.

My father and a late friend of ours used to have fun shooting them with a pellet gun at night and setting rat traps on the fence. Many a rat was killed.

I see the problem hasn't disappeared from the Bay Area since I've moved away, lol. But plague or rabies is no laughing matter.

So....there you go. Discuss away, oh California.

 

I'm curious: why are you a "former" Faithful? Don't tell me it's just because of Kap?

Bro, we can say that about a LOT of things: if you're not gay, don't speak about it, if you're not Muslim, don't speak about it, if you're not a woman, don't speak about abortion.....etc etc.

But that doesn't stop us from having opinions about these issues. Same with California.

 

Oh trust me: I'm well aware of the issues here in the PNW. But given a choice between Clark County and Santa Clara County.......thanks, but I'll stick to Clark County.

Later on this year, I'm moving up North to Kelso/Longview to a house in the $160K range. That would be a million dollar home in the Bay Area. Freaking ridiculous. All for the price of a little rain. I'd rather live with the rain than the California pollution.

As for Oregon....yeah, it really sucks, and I'm thankful I don't live there. They are trying to force a toll on Vancouver commuters, but our local Republican Rep isn't having any of it. I can't stand the way Oregon is run. That hag of a governor Kate Brown is so far Left that she's even angering some Liberals in Portland. Something which I never thought I'd see.

 

In my experience....again: MY experience.....it has mainly been the Puget Sound area that sees the most Liberal policies and laws. The rest of the State seems to get away from being so Liberal.

And as far as the gun control, there is simply no comparisons between the two. My AK-47 is legal here....it would be a felony in California to have. Not to mention we are a Shall Issue state, with good carry and self-defense laws.

Couldn't tell you. I have zero desires to live anywhere near Seattle. Kelso is as far North as I'm willing to go. I think the prices I saw for a one-story 3 bedroom house in my property research was around $250K in Tacoma. But don't quote me on that.

If it were up to me, I'd move to the Eastern portion of the State. But for personal reasons, that's not an option.

 

What is?