[quote=The-Shoveler]Expensive Gas tops the list (almost a dollar a gallon more than most the rest of the nation).[/quote]True but it only matters to people who must commute long distances for a living. I have only purchased five tanks of gas since the new year and my car’s tank is currently full. (And I made one 250 mile RT in March.)

[quote=The-Shoveler]Overzealous zoning laws.[/quote]Be glad CA has them in place. Try visiting your favorite gas and oil producing state which offers cheap gas but has next to zero zoning or environmental regulations (esp in small towns and rural areas). Then come back and give the Piggs an assessment of your thoughts on its residents’ the quality of life.

[quote=The-Shoveler]The fact I cannot trade my canyon view home for a similar home with an ocean view.[/quote]You can’t trade in a lesser-priced home for a higher-priced home anywhere without parting with some cash or taking out a larger mortgage.

[quote=The-Shoveler]Not enough June gloom (most years)[/quote]Is this good …. or bad?

[quote=The-Shoveler]Special California Smog laws.[/quote]Yes, they are a PITA, especially for older vehicle owners who are biennially unfairly targeted by the DMV and routed to “Star Stations” for a “spread-eagle-like, high-emitter profile” inspection. Yes, even if it passed all its smog inspections in the past.

Well, I guess those who don’t like it can move on down the road …. along Route 66, where they can inhale truck exhaust and cigarette fumes in and out of truck stops all the way to Chicago.

[quote=The-Shoveler]Still I am not leaving though.[/quote]I’m not planning to, either.