Joel Kotkin
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Sacramento refuses to store more water â so get used to short showers (opens the original)
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See more of our coverage in your search results. “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting.” It’s a saying commonly attributed to Mark Twain, describing the basic fact of life west of the Rockies. But whoever said it was right on. Water has been the perpetual challenge for California and other Western states. Yet Sacramento seems determined to let the state run dry. Recently, the state imposed new restrictions on watering commercial buildings, and most observers expect more rules in the fu
The ‘progressive’ movement rebels against the tech oligarchs who funded it (opens the original)
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See more of our coverage in your search results. The $16.7 billion multi-year agreement reached by Meta this month to settle youth social media addiction lawsuits may be a minor blow to the company’s vast earnings — $60 billion in profit last year alone — but the decision also reflects a nationwide backlash against the tech oligarchy. Today, according to Forbes, the tech oligarchs make up a remarkable nine of the world’s 10 richest people, most of them in California. But for all their money and
Texas may soon have more people than California â hereâs why (opens the original)
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See more of our coverage in your search results. More than a half century ago California passed New York to become Americaâs most populous state. It was not only first in population, but an industrial, agricultural and technology behemoth that also provided most of the nationâs entertainment. Today that primacy is threatened as never before, most powerfully by Texas, whose pro-business policies, low taxes and growing technical skill are propelling its economy. By 2050, for example, Texas is
‘California Never?’ Utopian city faces setbacks from industrial flight (opens the original)
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See more of our coverage in your search results. Big dreams, sometimes stupid ones, comprise the heart of California’s identity. “California Forever,” a project to build a city for 400,000 people from the ground up on land between San Francisco and Sacramento, shows that some Americans can still think big. The scheme, backed by Silicon Valley’s elite, plans to build 170,000 houses and establish half a million jobs in Solano County. A compelling concept, but with the loss of its lead investor in
California is aging fast â and socialism wonât make us younger (opens the original)
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See more of our coverage in your search results. California, long associated with youth, is getting old â and twice as quickly as the national average. The walker seems likely to replace the surfboard as the stateâs defining feature. California’s over-65 population, the Stanford Center on Longevity notes, will double in 20 years, while the nationwide population this will take 30 years to double. By 2060, the stateâs median age is projected to be over 45. In 1970, it was nearly 28. The agin
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