[Vipergrün]

I've lived here since 1978, born in San Diego in 1965, stints in Colorado. I guess I had the 'white privilege' of growing up in Goleta, back then a suburb and redneck area of Santa Barbara. Dad worked in the Aerospace industry and we lived in a modest 3/2 house, which now sells for 1.1M. That area is more or less unobtainable for the average person. Out or control housing growth has taken over. Downtown Santa Barbara is largely vacant, big brand anchor stores gone, homeless living in doorways, alcoves, and alleys. Stench of urine everywhere. Yet the liberal mayors do nothing about it. I've lived in Ventura, Newbury Park, and now Channel Islands harbor/Hollywood Beach. I still love it here, but this area too is eroding away, and just had a murder last weekend in the harbor parking lot. Many homeless camps on the dunes, under bridges, along the riverbed. Taxes are out of control, food and rent out of control. Nothing is changing. I signed today to recall Newsome, but little good that will do. Parts of this area are basically a 3rd world country. I'm on a 8-10 year plan at the most, then bye bye. No way my kids will be able to live here. Sad.