Ronald Stein…on target. My wife and I are retirees living on just over 40% of our mutual income pre-retirement. Thankfully, we paid our mortgage off before we retired or for sure we wouldn’t make the payments. If we could, we would move out of CA principally due to the leftist, socialist liberal government leadership, the high cost of living, sanctuary state status for illegals, and taxes…even taxing cattlemen and dairies for cow’s farting. And, I don’t expect any change. Too many low income welfare dependant and illegals who will cast their votes along with the Hollyweiders to keep Democrats in office.

Outstanding commentary!

Here’s what is really UP in California today: ENERGY COSTS, POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, WELFARE, and UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITES. California’s homeless and poverty population trends are “SUPPOSED” to be up as there’s nothing to stop the “causes”.

Our growing population of the financially challenged includes: 1) nearly 25% of Californians 38 million live below the poverty line. 2) California has more than 33% of the nation’s welfare recipients, 3) California is home to 12% of the nation’s population, but startlingly 21% of the nation’s homeless population, 4) The majority of California renters: Nearly 3 million households – pay more than 30% of their income toward rent, 5) Roughly – 1.5 million households pay more than 50% of their income toward rent, and 6) Unfunded pension liabilities. It’s unfortunate that future generations, unable to vote today, will bear the costs of many enacted entitlements and boondoggle projects. Even before those young folks can vote, our Golden State schools are on track to force substantial budgetary cutbacks on core education spending, as public schools around California are bracing for a crisis driven by skyrocketing worker pension costs that are expected to force districts to divert billions of dollars.

We would appreciate our representatives’ energies to stop pursuing discretionary causes and pet projects and come to grips with the real problems facing all Californians.