I'm just glad that I don't live in California right now.
What is happening?
Our governor is a moron that contradicts himself at every turn.
Virus cases keep fluctuating since the state has no actual plan.
Wildfires are getting worse and no one is doing anything to address it.
Smelt, a species of fish that is commonly used to indicate overall environmental health in the Delta (and California as a whole), continue to spiral towards functional extinction.
Homeless people. Everywhere.
yeah pretty much
OOF
Wait I remember I watched a Youtube Vid from a German living in California talking about how shit the state has become.
Is there a particular Reason why your politicians dont do shit against those issues?
Much like the rest of the the country, we can’t implement effective precautions towards the virus since social and economic safety nets are extremely barebones. The federal government can not agree on any approach without it turning into a partisan bloodbath, effectively ensuring that no meaningful aid will be provided. This in turn leaves the state governments with no choice but to end the lockdowns so that more businesses don’t get permanently closed.
On top of that, you have rent moratoriums ending in a few months, leaving many with no choice but to move in with relatives/friends or end up on the streets. Of course, this could be avoided if the rents were simply suspended, but that would go against their ethical code of malignantly preying on the poor and marginalized till every last cent is squeeze out of them.
Environmentally speaking, it simply isn’t profitable and/or practical enough yet for the switch to more sustainable energy. You have bastards like Exxon who funnel millions into worldwide disinformation campaigns meant to discredit wind, air, and solar so that their competition remains non-existent.
Homelessness? I don’t know the answer to that one. We’ve thrown billions at the issue and most of it goes unspent or towards pork barrel projects that do nothing but provide positive PR for its respective figurehead. I suppose a good first step would be to stop treating them like parasites and props for gubernatorial ads.