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BigmanPigman

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21. When I moved to CA from the East Coast

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sat May 5, 2018, 07:44 PM

May 2018

in the mid 80s I was looking for work in LA. Every time I went up there the sky was brown and I got a huge headache. That's when I decided to stay in San Diego. Gov. Brown was always anti pollution and he has been on a personal anti pollution crusade. I credit him with a lot of the benefits that we have in the state.

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My view of the LA Basin... [View all] CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 OP

LA is significantly more populated today than it was then, John Fante May 2018 #1

I moved to Los Angeles in June of 1982. I had a apartment on Western Ave. I could not see down wasupaloopa May 2018 #2

+100 n/t chia May 2018 #14

LOL - same with me! SpankMe May 2018 #22

California just became a larger economy than the UK. The environment is a HUGE JI7 May 2018 #3

I concur, Peggy jaysunb May 2018 #4

I was born slightly over 65 years ago MurrayDelph May 2018 #15

Even up the Coast we would get that evil smog, unless the wind was strong... Tikki May 2018 #5

I remember when LA was very very smoggy. you could taste the smog Demovictory9 May 2018 #6

I've never heard of a business going bankrupt because the air is too clean lunatica May 2018 #7

I worked in Los Angeles in the mid 70's, at an elementary school 6 blocks LuckyLib May 2018 #8

I remember 'sixties Los Angeles air... hunter May 2018 #9

If you do have respiratory problems, there's no doubt that toxic soup was part of it. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #10

Me too! procon May 2018 #12

Lovely post malaise May 2018 #11

Thank you, dear malaise! You should have heard me when we were on our way home. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #19

My view OxQQme May 2018 #13

When I was a kid MurrayDelph May 2018 #16

We are up the Coast from L A a bit and between my husband and I Tikki May 2018 #17

So Burbank or Burroughs? nt hardluck May 2018 #24

Absolutely! bluestateboomer May 2018 #18

Btw, the GOP is considering revoking CA's ability to set their own lower emissions limits. Crash2Parties May 2018 #20

So I've read. This is trouble with a capital T. We MUST shut those bastards down. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #23

When I moved to CA from the East Coast BigmanPigman May 2018 #21

If your business model requires that you pollute more to increase profits or employment ... eppur_se_muova May 2018 #25

I traveled a lot as a kid. defacto7 May 2018 #26

Good post - I am on the east coast and remember poor water quality and declining fish stock in c-rational May 2018 #27

McConnell recently bragged that he's making generational changes to the judiciary. CrispyQ May 2018 #28

I hear you about McConnell. I LOATHE him almost more than tRump. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #30

He's worse than Trump. CrispyQ May 2018 #31

I so agree, my dear CrispyQ! Mitch needs to go too. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #32

I lived in LA in the late 60's and worked at the airport. I can remember being sent home because the OregonBlue May 2018 #29

No, we cannot go backwards: dalton99a May 2018 #33

Incredible photographs. smirkymonkey May 2018 #34

Thanks for these incredible historic photos. CaliforniaPeggy May 2018 #35