California's population increase slows, despite immigration, births

Sacramento BEE ^ | 12/21/06 | Clea Benson

[SierraWasp]

Other states siphon growth

California's population increase slows, despite immigration, births.

By Clea Benson - Bee Capitol Bureau Published 12:00 am PST Thursday, December 21, 2006

California continues to lose residents to other states, one factor driving a slowing population growth rate, the state Department of Finance reported Wednesday.

Overall, the state gained a net 462,000 residents in the fiscal year that ended June 30, bringing the total population to 37.4 million.

California lost a net of about 67,000 people to other states, the report said, but gained about 213,000 foreign immigrants. Those people, combined with hundreds of thousands of babies born to California residents, accounted for the growth.

[do the dhue]

LOL

[SierraWasp]

Yeah... A whole herd of my former neighbors moved on up to the Bitteroot Valley in MT an froze their A$$es off before high-tailin it back here!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!

[SierraWasp]

I know!!! They absolutely HATE diversity!!! Their prime directive is the lowest common denominator of middle "c" average!!! Just like the public employee union mob... Anybody exerts some extra effort and their soon shut down for makin the rest of the lame mob "look bad!"

"Lookin bad," is the absolute worst thing that can happen to a liberal GovernMental employee. They're all obsessed with "lookin good," "feelin good" and never bein made to feel uncomfortable by accomplishing a danged thing and thereby lookin too good!!!

[SierraWasp]

And may his butt skip across that ocean of reality like a flat rock flung by a restless teenager in heat!!!

[SierraWasp]

Then you could petition President Bush to invade and bring foreign aid, right??? You could simply have your own danged Marshall Plan, right??? Right!!!

[SierraWasp]

You must be in Elk Grove with Dan, right? Or, maybe your're in Tracy... No! Wait!! I heard on the news today that AZ has crept ahead of NV as the fastest growing state!!!

So are ya down there with Shirley McClain in Sedona watchin for UFO's and learnin how to channel ancient Republicans? Huh??? (grin)

[SierraWasp]

I find it intensely interesting that when you read further down in the posted article that my county isn't referred to at all as growing anymore like the surrounding Sacramento, Placer and Yolo. The Growth/No Growth issue is the one that has prevented a County Supervisor from being re-elected in my district for over 30 years!!!

It's dumber than the Tastes Great/Less Filling argument!!! I told you the only growth industry we have up here is Government!!!

[SouthTexas]

A bit chilly and damp here today, but not enough to start things shrinking. :)

Merry Christmas