I recently moved to California. Before i moved, people asked me “why are you moving there, its so bad?”. Now that I’m here, i understand it less. The state is beautiful. There is so much to do.
I know the cost of living is high, and people think the gun control laws are ridiculous (I actually think they are reasonable, for the most part). There is a guy I work with here that says “the policies are dumb” but can’t give me a solid answer on what is so bad about it.
So, what is it that California does (policy-wise) that people hate so much?
You are missing out on all the state parks, beaches, lakes, rivers, mountains, snow, etc. We have it all. Every type of environment is only a few hours for me to get there.
The state parks pale in comparison to those in other Western states
The beaches are covered in trash and you can often clearly see oil derricks not too far off coast
The lakes are polluted, so much so that people have bumper stickers begging people to keep them clean
Rivers… exist everywhere
“Snow” is a generous word for the Sierra Cement and whatever icy dirt that Big Bear charges $200 per lift ticket to ride on
Next time just type “I only know some stuff about Los Angeles”