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This week in California:
Family kidnapped and killed (including a baby).
Serial killer on the loose
Catalytic converter thieves shoot 60 year old man

Have to say while likely far more dangerous, Chicago was quite much cleaner than SF. Had a decent time at the mile recently, could be a great city without pricker and lightfoot and leftoids/demonrats

mell says

Have to say while likely far more dangerous, Chicago was quite much cleaner than SF. Had a decent time at the mile recently, could be a great city without pricker and lightfoot amd leftoids/demonrats

I LOVED the city (Chicago), but it legitimately is dangerous as fuck. Even in the tourist areas now. SF might be dirtier, but the criminal element in Chicago is no fucking joke. The decline is sad.

I've legit been on probably 60-70% of the blocks in Chicago. I would dress down and drive a shitty car in my last 3-4 years working there. Cops are killing themselves and retiring early to get out. Going on a cruise in January with two of them for a 40th birthday (bunch of those lately) so I'll get some time to pick their brains. They can leave at 48 I believe and they're out asap when that time hits. They'll do a suburban gig.

The decline of cities I think is way worse than most people realize. It's not just CA, IL, NY, NJ. It's any major citiy.

WookieMan says

The decline of cities I think is way worse than most people realize. It's not just CA, IL, NY, NJ. It's any major citiy.

The US is declining. Our large cities are just the tumors of a bigger problem.

https://babylonbee.com/news/texas-votes-to-airlift-austin-to-california

The decline of the cities is programmed. The Soros Fecal Impaction Foundation have deputized the most corrupt and lowest echelon freaks, tribal warlords and pidgins to be in charge. The cities are becoming post apocalyptic computer games.

Anecdote herewith:
I was in Juno beach Florida CVS buying stuff that I can't easily find in Baja California Sur Mexico.
I mentioned my destination to the young cashier.
An older woman behind me said "I know those places you mentioned, we also went to Coronado island."
"Are you from San Diego?"
"No, *Malibu*."

..."...SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A group of people not affiliated with John F. Kennedy High School entered a classroom to attack a student, the Sacramento City Unified School District said Thursday afternoon.

About six people, which the school district said most — if not all — were adults, came onto the campus around 2:20 p.m. without permission. At least two of them entered a classroom and attacked a female student using pepper spray...."...

https://www.kcra.com/article/police-at-john-f-kennedy-high-school-sacramento/41616828

clambo says

Anecdote herewith:
I was in Juno beach Florida CVS buying stuff that I can't easily find in Baja California Sur Mexico.
I mentioned my destination to the young cashier.
An older woman behind me said "I know those places you mentioned, we also went to Coronado island."
"Are you from San Diego?"
"No, *Malibu*."

I don't get it.

The significance of someone from Malibu in Juno Beach is even rich California people are leaving and going to Florida.
Nobody who lives in Malibu has a money problem.

https://notthebee.com/article/san-bernardino-county-californias-fifth-largest-county-is-studying-secession-because-of-soaring-crime-and-costs

Remember why you Fled
Keep Florida Red

AmericanKulak says

Remember why you Fled
Keep Florida Red

Honestly I'm liking IL more as people flee if that makes sense. We have great community, friends and neighbors. We were up till 3am last night (well this morning) hanging out with people we never knew until we lived here. That sense of community is fucking dead in the cities for sure and is creeping into the suburbs.

I think our final transition in life will be fuck everyone and just get a 2k acre ranch in Montana or somewhere similar. Or an island house in the Caribbean and get to know that community better. Good people from our experiences.

https://youtu.be/BfiaSe-SNEc

Family's Chicago property taxes increase 440%

But when you watch the video it's a landlord..

Bd6r says

AmericanKulak says

Reduce prosecution of criminals and let NON-political, violent criminals out.

Same as early Soviet policies of 1917-1920

Stalin was just letting his friends out.

The intesting thing is that the large Florida migration is largely older people who escaped the NorthEast. Texas has younger people moving in and seeking jobs.

What do you call somebody moving from California to Illinois? A backslider.

Ceffer says

What do you call somebody moving from California to Illinois? A backslider.

An idiot. Per capita IL is getting destroyed and I love it. Get these fuckers out of here. The state is becoming better. IL is not a bad place, just bad politicians.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chicago-rolls-campaign-lure-employers-223352639.html

Chicago Rolls Out Campaign to Lure Employers After Citadel, Boeing Exits

Comments are priceless.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/texas-florida-see-biggest-population-gains-as-over-600000-flee-new-york-california-185038289.html

Texas, Florida see biggest population gains as over 600,000 flee New York, California

https://wolfstreet.com/2023/03/30/population-drops-even-more-in-california-san-francisco-bay-area-coastal-southern-california-san-francisco-8-from-peak-but-19-inland-counties-grow/

Population Drops Even More in California, San Francisco Bay Area, Coastal Southern California. San Francisco -8% from Peak! But 19 Inland Counties Grow

by Wolf Richter • Mar 30, 2023

Where is demand for homes supposed to come from when the population keeps dropping like this? ...

I’m going to look at this with an eye on the housing market because these shifts are already having an impact, with the San Francisco Bay Area being one of the worst housing markets in the country with some of the steepest price declines, and with home prices in coastal southern California also getting hit.

Between April 1, 2020 and July 1, 2022, California’s population dropped by 508,900 people, to 39.03 million, below where the population had been in 2016. The uptick in 2020 was due to the adjustment based on the 2020 Population Census:

Patrick says

Population Drops Even More in California

I posted in the thread Newsom ads against Florida about how Newsom is now attacking Florida for being "authoritarian"

I guess "authoritarian" means anti-over regulation, anti high gas and electricity prices, anti-high taxes, anti-Woke indoctrination, pro-liberty, and anti-open border.

Just saw Facebook workers returning to the office in California. Other tech companies and major companies likely will do the same.

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https://gizmodo.com/meta-instagram-remote-work-work-from-home-facebook-1850287137

The days of work-from-home could be dwindling for Meta employees. Hiring managers at the tech giant are reportedly no longer able to list jobs as remote as the company seemingly abandons its easy breezy work-from-home policy.

As detailed by Insider, the hiring manager directive is only one example of Meta seemingly abandoning the remote work flexibility that made working for Big Tech so appealing even after the height of the covid-19 pandemic. Meta also allegedly removed the line “Remote roles are now available in the US, Canada, and Europe, and we’ll continue to add more roles in more locations as they become available” from its job listing page. Meta CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg also mentioned a return-to-office push in a letter to employees shared on Facebook on March 14.

If the employees wanna WFH, all they have to do is get Covid and sue the corporation.

That was the original thought of WFH.

ad says

Just saw Facebook workers returning to the office in California. Other tech companies and major companies likely will do the same.

It's because the managers don't want to manage remotely in my opinion. They have to actually check in with those under them and that requires work and not just walking around doing water cooler talk and going out to lunch "meetings." I've never had a corporate job, but that's my impression.

I think WFH is a good thing for some people. The reality for me is if the work asked gets done, who gives a shit? My buddy lives in MT and has to fly back to IL quarterly. He's happier out there and still gets the work done. Though he's in IP telephone/office stuff nationwide, so by default he doesn't need to be in the office as that's literally what his product does for companies.

I was doing WFH since 2010 roughly 2 days a week. Then went to 3. Then finally boss was just like as long as you're getting your shit done do what you want. I still had to drive around and manage shit, but I didn't have to go into the office. Also, some people are more productive at certain times of the day. As an insomniac I could get a lot done from midnight to 3am without any distractions. When you're making a marketing piece at 10am and you're getting a call every 10 minutes you lose the creative flow and get frustrated.

I'm also a huge advocate of naps. This isn't hunter gatherer times with no electric. I'd rather wake up at 5am work for 5 hours, take a nap for 1-2 hours, work for 2-3 hours until the kids are out of school. Then finish up any leftover work late at night, IF that's necessary.

WookieMan says

if the work asked gets done, who gives a shit?

That is the issue, for some companies, the work was not getting done. If work was being done, the company would gladly save rent on office space.

HeadSet says

That is the issue, for some companies, the work was not getting done. If work was being done, the company would gladly save rent on office space.

Could put in big brother camera in the work-from-home office to use AI and human monitoring. Also could track the work-from-home computer.

This is for work from home jobs which are not task-oriented and clearly defined or definitive. It is project management related jobs, which cannot be assigned easily an estimated time to complete.

These are ways to monitor work from home employees, but I understand that takes work on the part of the managers. Its easier for the managers to have the workers in the same physical work location.
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HeadSet says

If work was being done, the company would gladly save rent on office space.

Or managers need to have people in the office to justify their management position.

That list for 2023 will Have Portland and Seattle. We're leaving San Diego, again. Housing's more than I'm willing to pay, and renting always makes that choice easy.

https://www.ocregister.com/2023/04/10/california-apartment-vacancies-near-2-year-high-as-rents-off-3-5-from-peak/
Don't have a non-paywall link, but 12ft io works

California apartment vacancies near 2-year high as rents slip 3.5% from peak

Vacancy rate rose to 5.2% in March, the highest level since April 2021

A significant winner in California’s real estate chill is the renter.

The post-pandemic return to normalcy that’s decelerated California housing markets is forcing landlords statewide to compete for tenants. Meanwhile, renters are seeing the most available units in nearly two years.

Consider what my trusty spreadsheet found within ApartmentList’s March report on California rents.

The statewide vacancy rate rose to 5.2% in March, the highest level since April 2021 and a noteworthy jump from the 3.6% pandemic-era low in September-November 2021.

Those extra options are a key reason why March’s overall statewide rent fell to $1,930 a month, down 3.5% (or $70) from August 2022’s peak. Yes, that’s still not affordable for numerous Californians, and it’s still up 15% (or $253) in three years.

But at least if the price isn’t right for a tenant, they have more options.

Lots of factors are cutting demand for apartments. The fear of catching COVID-19 in crowded living arrangements has dropped. The return of workers to the office and children to classrooms has limited the need for additional home office or study space. And the previously soaring rents may have some apartment hunters rethinking their search in uncertain economic times.

Plus, developers saw 2021’s landlord-friendly conditions of rising rents and few vacancies and rushed to build. Statewide permits for multifamily housing totaled 106,000 in 2021-22 – a huge jump from the 71,000 average for two-year periods in the previous 30 years. So, landlords will have to fill up those new units, too.

And don’t forget that these trends – notably new supply of rentals coming online – occur as California’s population is shrinking. And even the in-state migration from bigger coastal cities toward inland regions that sped up in the crazy pandemic days is also cooling.

It all adds up to California looking more renter-friendly for many months to come.

zzyzzx says

Chicago is true, but they're not all moving out of state. It kills Chicago, but has little impact statewide. And yes, some do move out of state, but it's not like what it was 10-15 years ago. They're just getting out of the city moving south, west and north from Chicago. Call them stupid, but Millennials with kids are smart enough to get out of cities.

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/kelly-moore-paints-moving-hq-texas-17912812.php

Paint retailer Kelly Moore moving headquarters from Bay Area to Texas

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/05/04/californias-population-declined-again-last-year-n548474

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/05/05/actor-scott-baio-leaving-california-after-45-years-its-not-a-safe-place-anymore/

Actor Scott Baio Leaving California After 45 Years: ‘It’s Not a Safe Place Anymore’

Any famous or rich person who gives a reason besides taxes for departing California is lying.

California is superior to most states in most ways; it's just taxing people too much.