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I'm not sure thats true, the D side of California is going pretty hard towards the "far left" aka "progressive" side of things. Its impossible to get elected in

I'm not sure thats true, the D side of California is going pretty hard towards the "far left" aka "progressive" side of things. Its impossible to get elected in the major cities without being a progressive or DSA member. I'm pretty sure that Farming isn't on the DSA radar.

acdha 5y ago
I was describing the historical situation and even now I think that's overstating things considerably — San Francisco and LA aren't exactly a stranglehold on state power and even there the policies actually enacted are nowhere near as lefty as conservative media would have you believe. Water shortages are going to make reforms happen at some point but _everyone_ knows it'll be a political knife-fight. Betting on, say, desalination plants might actually be easier from the perspective of not getting mired down in the snarl that are water rights contracts.
- bifrost 5y ago
  People who've been affected by CA Prop 47 would beg to differ. The recalls of the DA in both SF and LA (the LA DA was a former SF DA) are also indicative of far left politicians being incredibly unpopular. The upcoming recall election of the governor of CA also points to societal unease. Some of the numerous and relevant points of the recall - Gavin failed to manage forests, power and water in CA. Many lakes and water supplies are close to empty. Lake Oroville is dropping about a foot a day, when it hits 640 feet, California will lose generation capacity that supplies about 750,000 homes. http://oroville.lakesonline.com/Level/ http://oroville.lakesonline.com/Level/ We've got about 10 days before that shuts off. Gavin has failed to endorse additional generation capacity from viable sources (Geothermal and Nuclear) in addition to pushing for the electrification of everything. We're going to start having rolling blackouts again, thats what resulted in Gray Davis being recalled. People are starting to realize that progressive policies are a huge problem.

acdha 5y ago

I was describing the historical situation and even now I think that's overstating things considerably — San Francisco and LA aren't exactly a stranglehold on state power and even there the policies actually enacted are nowhere near as lefty as conservative media would have you believe. Water shortages are going to make reforms happen at some point but _everyone_ knows it'll be a political knife-fight. Betting on, say, desalination plants might actually be easier from the perspective of not getting mired down in the snarl that are water rights contracts.

bifrost 5y ago
People who've been affected by CA Prop 47 would beg to differ. The recalls of the DA in both SF and LA (the LA DA was a former SF DA) are also indicative of far left politicians being incredibly unpopular. The upcoming recall election of the governor of CA also points to societal unease. Some of the numerous and relevant points of the recall - Gavin failed to manage forests, power and water in CA. Many lakes and water supplies are close to empty. Lake Oroville is dropping about a foot a day, when it hits 640 feet, California will lose generation capacity that supplies about 750,000 homes. http://oroville.lakesonline.com/Level/ http://oroville.lakesonline.com/Level/ We've got about 10 days before that shuts off. Gavin has failed to endorse additional generation capacity from viable sources (Geothermal and Nuclear) in addition to pushing for the electrification of everything. We're going to start having rolling blackouts again, thats what resulted in Gray Davis being recalled. People are starting to realize that progressive policies are a huge problem.