[Gritty]

... back in ‘61,... California looked damned good to me at the time

It was good at the time. It was the best place in the world. Now it is a picture of the legacy of practicing Liberalism - rotten and festering.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I weep when I red about what has become of Oakland.
A few years ago, before I curtailed my business traveling, I preferred to fly into Oakland and meet customers for lunch at Trader Vic's in Emeryville. Now it's gone...