Welcome to New California, where services less than half as good cost more than twice as much; where half of what you pay for in taxes you’d be a fool to use and the other half is either worthless or a guided missile targeted right at your nose; where infrastructure and quality of life crash through the Valley floor while crime soars; where your daily commute time quadruples along with the price of gas; where “middle-class” homes cost $800 per square foot; where—if you’re dumb enough to stay—you live far worse than your parents and pay multiples for the “privilege.”
