Other challenges to SV’s preeminence are more fundamental than the tech diaspora

Re:Other challenges to SV’s preeminence are more fundamental... by EGreg on Sunday March 21, 2021 @01:46AM (#26528374)

Until 1988, California was ruled largely by Republicans.

Since 1988, it gradually cane to be ruled more by Democrats, with the notable exception of the "moderate" Republican governor Schwartzenegger.

https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-pol-ca-california-voting...

In both eras, its GDP and population went up, until it became the 5th or 4th largest economy in the world.

A bit of mean reversion occurs, after massive spikes in housing prices, wildfires and a pandemic and everyone loses their crap. Seriously, people... this is about as bad as cries of "CARNAGE!!" in 2016 when crime has a slight uptick after 10 years of decline.

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Re:Other challenges to SV’s preeminence are more fundamental... by throw-away_42 on Sunday March 21, 2021 @02:03AM (#26528435)

Perhaps you're thinking of some other state?

https://governors.library.ca.gov/36-wilson.html

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Re:Other challenges to SV’s preeminence are more fundamental... by seniorivn on Sunday March 21, 2021 @02:09AM (#26528457)

but he clearly does

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