California – The Generation X-Files

On New Year's Day, gas prices in California averaged about $3.59 a gallon. Through January and February, prices drifted down a little. But during the week of March 10th, the world started to change. Panic over the COVID-19 pandemic set in. On March 19th, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statewide "Stay at Home" order to all 40 million California residents. From this point on through May 8th, only essential businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies, and gas stations remained open. Everything else closed. Professional sports were canceled. The people of California, the world's fifth largest economy, almost completely stopped driving for nearly two months. Demand for gasoline sunk and this set in motion a subsequent drop in gas prices. (adsbygoogle = windo...

Last year, a homeless encampment went up at Parnell Park. This year, a second homeless encampment appeared on the Whittier Boulevard Greenbelt. To help prevent new encampments from going up, the Council must act on affordable housing. Homelessness in Whittier In my May 29th, 2018 post, I argued there's no shortage of market rate housing, only a shortage of affordable housing in Southern California. [1] Nearly one year later, this fact remains true. If one has cash or credit, he or she can purchase a home. On the contrary, affordable housing is still in short supply. Those who need it are forced to wait months or even years before a unit or even a shelter bed becomes available. Whittier First Day operates a shelter with forty-five beds but it has a three to four month wa...

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