Californians need to work on letting people build higher density housing first. You guys have horrible infrastructure because it was overbuilt and all the subdivisions were never gonna generate enough tax money to support the autocentric environment. But yeah, moving away from the car based infrastructure would do wonders for reducing carbon footprint. Don't need fancy climate scientists and silicon valley engineers for that.
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California Governor Says His State Will Be a Sanctuary for Science Under Trump
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Californians need to work on letting people build higher density housing first. You guys have horrible infrastructure because it was overbuilt and all the subdivisions were never gonna generate enough tax money to support the autocentric environment. But yeah, moving away from the car based infrastructure would do wonders for reducing carbon footprint. Don't need fancy climate scientists and silicon valley engineers for that.
StrategyFan
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the irony in this is that california is the state with the largest percentage of its population being immigrants
i think it's something around 30% while most states are below 10%
it's the least American part of America, and that's part of why it's a "sanctuary for science" or whatever the latest spin is
but what do i know. clearly the best way to "make Americans great again" is by putting an anti-science anti-education fake-news-propagandizing fascist in the oval office
Fragamemnon
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yep-all you have to do is pick which weather you like more.
Having a higher immigrant population should make it more American, not less. We are a country of immigrants after all.
Rick couldn't think that fast on his feet with 10 pairs of glasses on.
yanipheonu
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Fuck yeah California. Resist the bullshit as much as you can.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
How long until the rust belt becomes the dust belt and climate change comes a knockin for the most ignorant?
He means the water in the Silicon Valley area, which comes from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir, routinely named as some of the best municipal water in the world. And no, it's not running out. The water shortage in California is centered around the agricultural industry, not residential usage.
Angelus Errare
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America really is a third world country masquerading as first world.
Lord Frieza
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Dude went straight in, man. He prepping for a 2020 run?
Damn straight.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
He's 78 now. There's no chance in my opinion but who knows?
adamsappel
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Maybe hippy-dippy Governor Moonbeam should go back to dating Linda Ronstadt instead of getting in the way of Trump's America!
Laieon
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Texas is still the best, stupid politicians aside.
Just kidding. I wasn't too impressed with California when I visited LA and San Francisco (especially LA), and I doubt I'll ever afford to live there anyway. After living in Houston for most of my life and then moving to Korea, I want somewhere where it snows.
Newsom
encephalon
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At least I can be proud to be Californian.
I don't know what he's taking but he is invigorated but not that much... Dude is old.
Vincent Alexander
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Yeah. This one put a big damn smile on my face.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
While he is old his Lt. governor would be 50
I asked the a similar question and got this
Who is the Lt. Governor of California
Yeah. Not in California but glad to be on the west coast and another liberal state, Washington. I would not complain if we separated (the whole west coast) and made our own country.
Trail Guide
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When California, Oregon, and Washington secede and form Cascadia I hope I can get refugee status and move there.
Newsom is running for governor in 2018. He has been sitting in that useless Lt. Governor position for 8 years because he could not beat Brown.
Since if he wins, he only enters office in 2019, it is very unlikely that he'll start campaigning for president a couple of months after entering office (the first primary debates, going by this year's schedule would be in August of 2019).
titiklabingapat
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Guys, the whole water thing needs to stop. California is fine with the water we have now. The cities will survive, thrive even because they use less than twenty percent consumed in the state. It's the agriculture that will suffer but it's only a very small fraction of our economy anyway. It's the rest of the country that will feel it in higher produce prices if shit comes to shoves.
StrategyFan
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true, but the (lack of) urban planning is still a bit sad
tons of the bay area has some of the best farmland in the world, but we decided to build cities here and put farms in the desert
titiklabingapat
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He already got the ball rolling. His instructed Caltrans to start using VMT instead of LOS (this will incentive dense Transit oriented developments), accelerated environmental reviews for green and public transit projects and he has championed the bullet train from Sacramento down to SD.
If anything this is actually for the best. You got most of your people in the more temperate areas of the state, so the need to air-conditioning and heating is lessened.The farms can either go away or live under plastic down the line.
PersonAndStuff
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Also, we kind of also have a bunch of oil too.
PersonAndStuff
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Maybe it's just because I'm from the central valley originally, but farmers are Californians too. A lot of them shitty Republicans but still Californians. And also, that's kind of the best agricultural land in the world. We should continue using it.
XiaNaphryz
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I'd also expect California to continue to try and be strict on environmental issues regardless of what happens on the federal level. They're usually more strict than the federal standards already.
California to be first US state to adopt energy-saving rules for computers & monitors
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1325108
California to be first US state to adopt energy-saving rules for computers & monitors
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1325108
He also isn't governor anymore. We now have a monster named Greg Abbott.
Kamala Harris?
Newsom will be up against former LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Will be an interesting bout.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Unless you're loaded, might want to think about another city.
This. San Francisco is nuts, and California's a huge state. Find somewhere else close-ish to the coast.
SilentSoldier
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It has now become ever more apparent that I need to stay in Cali pretty much forever. West Coast is Best Coast
Doesn't it have the highest rent in the nation?
rokkerkory
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Love my state
It's good to remember that with how huge of a market California is, many industries will bend to their stricter stuff.
Like there is no reason for Ford to spend R&D on a coal powered car if Cali or New York won't allow you to sell it.
hydragonwarrior
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God damn, this guy sounds inspiring. Hope he runs someday (although he's probably pretty old from the sounds of it).
Megadragon15
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Hopefully, his next replacement will be a conservative Republican. California needs to share the pain.
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