Friday, November 14, 2025

The Nightmare of Californication - Chronicles

The Nightmare of Californication - Chronicles -  Derek Parker
These days, California is bleeding residents, and the exodus shows no sign of abating. 
Crabtree and McFatter track the myriad causes: 
  • spiraling lawlessness, 
  • soaring costs, 
  • blackouts and brownouts, 
  • collapsing infrastructure, 
  • crippling regulations, 
  • ever-escalating taxes, 
  • pervasive corruption, and a 
  • failing court system... 
In 2023, 28 percent of all the homeless people in America were in California, even though the state has only 12 percent of the national population.
  • Crabtree and McFatter cite figures showing that violent crime has spun out of control under Newsom’s watch. In 2022, homicides jumped by 33.9 percent and aggravated assaults by 25.3 percent. 
  • Retail thefts skyrocketed to the point that many stores simply closed up and moved away...

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