It is worth noting that the devastation caused by the fires in Los Angeles aren't one tenth of the damage the Fukashima earthquake did to Japan, either financially or in terms of loss of life. I… (View Post)

Many parts of California do have controlled burns. The issue with LA is that the canyons mean there is often a lot of wind being channeled though them, even if it's fairly still generally. That … (View Post)

Errr, are you sure about that? Average house prices trebled between 1979 and 1990. It just doesn't feel as bad, because that was also a period when interest rates fell sharply. (View Post)

We've evacuated to Anaheim. With Chihuahua. (View Post)

Demographics. (Specifically, demographics is destiny as Auguste Comte noted about 200 years ago.) Economies grew very quickly when birth rates dipped and women could spend much more time in the workf… (View Post)