By Executive Order, the governor is telling us what type of car we can drive. In San Fran they give away 4.4 million syringes so addicts can overdose and die—but outlaw plastic straws as the killers of the Planet. Our k-12 schools are failures and colleges have become indoctrination centers. We have more poverty—12 million people—than any other State. Crime is going down, only because the laws have changed and criminal activity has become acceptable—while the police are protecting felons from foreign countries—and a cop is killed by someone protected by SB 54, the Sacramento Democrats version of supporting a crime syndicate.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Is California a failed State? Except for the Silicon Valley—to survive for those earning under $500,000 a year to live comfortably the rest of the State is on the verge of a recession.
“Today, California may be on the brink of collapse. A decent home in coastal California can cost $1.5 million to $2 million (or more). There is a statewide shortage of affordable housing. Recent surveys show that many residents are considering leaving the Golden State.
In June 2018, the Bay Area Council, a business group, released a survey showing that 46 percent of Bay Area residents might leave the state. In November 2018, a weekly publication of the California Chamber of Commerce reported that more than three-quarters of the state’s voters say that “earning enough income to enjoy a middle class lifestyle is becoming almost impossible . . .”
California’s tax burden is enormous. The state has the nation’s highest sales tax of any state, the highest top bracket for the state income tax (13.3 percent), and the highest or second highest gasoline tax. In November 2018, the state’s voters rejected a ballot measure that would have overturned a 12-cent-a-gallon gasoline-tax increase imposed in November 2017.
In one year, thanks to cap and trade, the gas tax could go up another 72 cents a gallon—how many people will that force out of the State—or will we have a France type revolt?
By Richard Colman, California Political News and Views 1/4/19
The famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, once said, “America was tilted, and everything loose was sliding into Southern California.”
If Mr. Wright were alive today, he presumably would be taking about all of California.
What Mr. Wright might also be saying is that California is on the verge of becoming — or has become — a failed state.
To stop the rot in California, groups like Livable California have come into existence.
Livable California (www.livablecalifornia.org), which began operations in early 2018, has grown in stature and membership. This group wants local control over land use, not authoritarian control by the State of California.
According to Livable California’s website, “We support local strategies for communities to meet all housing needs. We oppose State overreach and big money influence.”
California had a golden era that went from about 1946 to 1966. During this interval, the governors of the state were Earl Warren, Goodwin Knight, and Edmund G. (Pat) Brown). Mr. Warren and Mr. Knight were Republicans. Mr. Brown was a Democrat.
Pat Brown, now deceased, is the father of Gov. Jerry Brown, also a Democrat. Jerry Brown was governor from 1975 to 1983 and again from 2011 to 2019. Jerry Brown, after 16 total years as governor, will be leaving office in early January 2019.
During the 1946 to 1966 golden era, California’s population grew rapidly. By the mid-1960’s, California became, in terms of population, the largest state, surpassing New York State.
In that golden era, people from all over America (and other countries) poured into California. Any observant person would see vehicle license plates from every other state in the union as well as license plates from other countries.
During the golden interval, California was building a first-class system of higher education, new freeways, and big water projects. In that era, tuition at the University of California system reached a level of $180 a year. Today, tuition is about $13,000 a year.
California’s coastal region did not have snow or cold, dreary winters. In mountainous regions (like Lake Tahoe and Lake Arrowhead), there was skiing. In milder parts of the state, there was year-round golf, tennis, and swimming.
Surfing in waters off the state’s coast became a phenomenon as did the music of the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean. The image of surfing in California became indelibly etched in the minds of people all over the world.
From 1966 to 1999, California still continued to grow. In the San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley emerged in and near San Jose. California firms like Apple, Intel, Facebook, and Google became some of the largest companies in the world. These firms hired thousands of employees. In August 2018, Apple reached a market value of $1 trillion, the first company in the world to attain that level.
Today, California may be on the brink of collapse. A decent home in coastal California can cost $1.5 million to $2 million (or more). There is a statewide shortage of affordable housing. Recent surveys show that many residents are considering leaving the Golden State.
In June 2018, the Bay Area Council, a business group, released a survey showing that 46 percent of Bay Area residents might leave the state. In November 2018, a weekly publication of the California Chamber of Commerce reported that more than three-quarters of the state’s voters say that “earning enough income to enjoy a middle class lifestyle is becoming almost impossible . . .”
California’s tax burden is enormous. The state has the nation’s highest sales tax of any state, the highest top bracket for the state income tax (13.3 percent), and the highest or second highest gasoline tax. In November 2018, the state’s voters rejected a ballot measure that would have overturned a 12-cent-a-gallon gasoline-tax increase imposed in November 2017.
In recent years, the state government has demanded that local communities build more housing of face a cut-off in state funds for projects like road repair. In addition, the state has imposed a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), requiring local communities to create housing for individuals having different income levels.
In 2017 and 2018, the state legislature began imposing more land-use controls on local communities. Assembly Bill 2923, which, in September 2018, was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, has given BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) authority to construct high-rise, high-density housing on BART-owned land.
Currently, Senate Bill 50 has been introduced in the state legislature. This bill, if enacted, would impose additional high-rise, high-density housing construction in areas within one-quarter mile of a frequently-used bus stop or one-half mile of a train station. The bill would require that a certain amount of new housing be set aside for people of different income levels.
State workers are eligible for generous pensions. Estimates show that much of the money needed to pay for these pensions is not available. No one knows how much extra money might be needed, but news media reports state that unfunded pension liabilities range from $250 billion to $1 trillion.
In a December 2018, interview with the Sacramento Bee, Gov. Brown warned that public agencies in California are headed for “fiscal oblivion” if they cannot adjust retirement benefits for their employees.
In California’s big cities, there are thousands of homeless people. California businesses like Google are planning to expand operations in other states (like Texas).
California has been a land of opportunity. There is no guarantee that opportunity will exist in the future. Unless there are reforms, it’s time to consider living elsewhere.
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All of this is true…so why did the November 2018 election turn out the way it did???
I hope that President Trump launches his own investigation into the rampant election fraud that was committed by CA legislators and that Brown, Becerra, Padilla & Co.see jail time for fraudulent electioneering that influenced the outcome of the Federal election results.
And, that good CA residents will rise up in peaceful revolt and launch another recall like Gray Davis’, once Pretty Boy Newsom gets the keys to the family car and wrecks it….
I’ve just about had it with California. I’ve lived here almost 33 years but still maintain my conservative roots (raised in the deep south), so it is frustrating to know the solutions but see the opposite occur. I’m trying to convince my wife, who is a native Californian, to leave. We still have teenagers though and (remarkably) live in a decent school district. In order to figure out where to go, and when, I’ve started a Facebook group called “Leaving California.” I have many friends who have moved out of CA and they contribute their experiences about life after CA (so far, no one regrets leaving!). Feel free to apply to join if you’d like. Thanks.
Just do it!
The best thing I ever did in my life, been gone 7 years now and loving it
Yes Steve your correct. And the resession has started in the San Joaquin Valley. I say that because the State water board has taken enough irrigation water away from farmers that many won’t survive.
If Calif, was not floating on the economy of the nation it would be in the downward spiral of Venezuela, Cuba and others.
It is the sell out of the values of the nation for Socialism and destruction of Capitalism.
Sellout of the NATION is correct . It is NOT just the state of California although you would never guess that from the majority of comments about California.
The fact that the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY have done NOTHING about the open Treason being committed by the criminal part of our government speaks LOUDLY for their True position , THE END OF CAPITALISM AND FREEDOM.
Listen to both the Demoncraps and the Repugnant parties and it is clear that they are both involved in the overthrow to Socialism of our country and all we hear about is how Queers and minorities think that they should get respect and positions that they have not earned .
WE are fast becoming a FAILED NATION NOT A FAILED STATE.
You are right that America is becoming a failed Nation and Californians are leading the Nation to a failure. Not only they continue to vote for failed policies in California but the vote for these policies when they move to other states. And we can continue doing nothing and crying about our lost freedom and prosperities, or we can stop crying and start doing something. At least we can talk with our kids and explain to them why establishment spends so much efforts to indoctrinate them into socialist believes and why what is good for establishment is bad for everybody else.
Livable California does not seem to address the main issue that we need new residential neighborhoods that are more affordable, combined with the transportation infrastructure needed to get where the jobs are.
Without this, they are just another NIMBY organization. That said, I do believe the state has usurped local control in planning an zoning.
Great perspective of what California used to be and what it has become. Good article! However, we can be as distressed as we want to be, but without a plan of our own, as well as a lot of horse trading, we need to accept the plan of others or leave the state.
CALIFORNIA NEEDS A YELLOW VEST MOVEMENT LIKE FRANCE! START ONE AND MANY WILL FOLLOW!
Many who have left Cal are regretting it. While we complain, many who left dealt with floods and hurricanes and tornadoes and even earthquakes and fires. We are fortunate and should be standing up and fighting alongside the likes of Carl DeMaio and Travis Allen, as well as Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch, support our Pres. and many more.
And what assurance do you have that once you move, that state will not have the same problems in a short time, as we can clearly see from the November midterm election results. Yes, corruption and indoctrination and illegal populations are not a California problem, but a National one! The reason we are in this situation is that we always just stood on the sidelines and watched and complained, and we did not involve ourselves. Calm down and re-evaluate.
I live here. Have for 69 years.
The most beautiful state in the nation has been turned into a cesspit
This is what the democratic party brought us in California:
Highest 9th-grade dropout rate in the nation
Highest poverty rate in the nation
12% of the nation’s population, and 32% of the nation’s welfare
Highest homeless rate in the nation with 22% of the nation’s homeless
Worst schools as measured by average academic achievement across those entire population
Worst traffic & Worst roads.
Rape is not considered a violent crime
Typhus, TB, hepatitis B, and STD epidemics in every major city.
School districts in Northern California teaching pedophilia is “just another sexual orientation”. (For real)
3rd graders instructed to use outlines of the erect male penis in following exercises to color those penis drawing red, white, and blue
50% of all college freshmen require remedial (high school level) math and English
Ballot harvesting used to deny the electorate of its rights
To go camping, you must make reservations six months in advance
Most public beaches cannot be used by families due to human feces and used needles
Multi-million dollar apartments exist in crime infested, human poop infested, homeless areas. The residents ignore the homeless.
K-12 students are not taught the failures of socialism and the success of capitalism
Highest STD rate in the nation
Police cannot arrest shoplifters.
Police cannot arrest druggies
Sanctuary state: protects illegal alien murderers
Primary producer of pornography
Worst air quality in the nation (Stockton, Modesto)
14 business permits required to open a diner. As a result business formation is stunted.
Unable to buy ammo unless you register first.
Internal combustion engine cars outlawed by the year 2040 (only 21 years away)
70 cents of the price of gas (now $5 A gallon) is a “cap and trade” tax that goes to a useless bullet train from Merced (nowhere) to Bakersfield (another nowhere) LOOK UP ON the map where the places are.
Outlaw straws in restaurants. If a waitress gives you one without you asking for it, she could personally get a $1,000 fine.
10 cent tax on grocery bags. Grocery bags used to be made out of natural gas and steam. In the landfill, worms would eat the old style bags. Now the bags are made out of petroleum. Nothing eats THEM.
Vehicle repair costs each driver $750 per year in auto repairs due to crumbling streets per the Los Angeles Times.
Water shortage. Not one large reservoir has been built in 40 years. Yet, billions of gallons of fresh water flow out to the sea to protect the natural habitat of an extinct 2″ fish.
Coffee is a cancer-causing chemical (only in California)
Cost of legal representation is so high ($15,000 For a simple case) that most Californians are locked out of the legal system.
A kid can get a ticket for running a lemonade stand in their front yard…
…More, but I’m tired now.
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During my stay at SF i saw so many homeless people then mentally deranged and fair share of street hustlers. Years later my wife visited SF and LA and told me same stories. It is realy a shame. Thats why i like Colorado high country. Streets are clean and safe. And if you notice someone strange i…