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lancemantis posted:Blackhawk has declared the drought is over and lawns should be lush again, otherwise you will be fined paywalled
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Pomp posted:eat the rich this is California, duder. Extract their fluids.
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Grand Prize Winner posted:this is California, duder. Extract their fluids. Funding for Fremen-style deathstills might make for a good ballot proposition.
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Logan's Run-style palm crystals, except they start blinking when your net worth gets over $1m.
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enraged_camel posted:paywalled http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29782971/what-drought-blackhawk-orders-homeowners-green-up
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Grand Prize Winner posted:this is California, duder. Extract their fluids. 
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lancemantis posted:http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29782971/what-drought-blackhawk-orders-homeowners-green-up quote:Ron Banducci, president of the Blackhawk Homeowners Association, said his group isn't insisting on new lawns, but gives homeowners a choice to install low-water use landscaping in brown or bare areas. So in other words, the media headlines are blatantly false and this HOA is just telling people to clean up and maybe plant some drought-tolerant plants or do some xeriscapign or whatever. Still busybody HOA horsecrap, but not exactly "waste a bunch of water or else."
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For the duration of the water emergency it is illegal for associations to tell homeowners "Either green up the lawn or xeriscape." Otherwise, people would look at the costs of the fines to run the water versus the costs of xeriscaping, and pick the one that's bad for the state.SF Chronicle posted:But enough is enough, declared the Blackhawk Homeowners Association, which issued a letter to residents saying that, as of June 1, “beautiful landscaping” will again be required. Residents should keep a healthy lawn, it said, or hire a contractor to rip the grass out in favor of drought-tolerant landscaping. The letter, which expresses concern about property values, is an example of how some exclusive enclaves have grown weary of the drought’s assault on aesthetics, especially after some decent El Niño rains.
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It seems like they have a loophole with this:quote:But there are caveats, according to James McCormick, an attorney in Encinitas (San Diego County) who specializes in homeowners’ association regulations. He said the groups can still fine residents for breaking rules on unsightly vegetation as long as the problem doesn’t have anything to do with water. The HOA could pull the lawn care equivalent of "I didn't fire him because he's black, I fired him because he didn't fit in".
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Gann Jerrod posted:It seems like they have a loophole with this: I read that as "they can still be fined if they don't rip out their dead brown lawns and replace them with native plant landscapes."
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Just got my voter information packet for the primary. These candidate statements are something else! Reminds me of the gubernatorial recall.
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One dude is basically links his website. And some chick is all 'I run for righteous God' 
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I found my candidate: I'm a single-issue voter and that issue is satellite-based mind control slavery.
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Litany Unheard posted:I found my candidate: I wonder if this is her http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1373407.html
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lancemantis posted:I wonder if this is her http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1373407.html Votesmart.org has Civil Environmental Engineer listed under her professional experience, so yeah, probably her. She's obviously a very passionate person and will make a great Senator.
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UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi is on administrative leave pending an investigation. Hopefully she gets poo poo-canned.
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Litany Unheard posted:UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi is on administrative leave pending an investigation. Yeah, hopefully. On the other hand, if the only action taken is firing her and not addressing the rampant corruption at UC's administrative level then it's just going to be another opportunistic CEO-type chancellor that's doesn't work for the interest of students.
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The Aardvark posted:I personally like the one with binary. Anybody have more than one byte? All I have is a lower-case "e" in ASCII.
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SB 10 would allow undocumented civilians to purchase Covered CA plans. It's currently heading to Assembly Appropriations committee, as it just passed the Health Committee. http://stateofreform.com/issues/access-issues/2016/04/assembly-health-committee-vote-sb-10-allow-undocumented-buy-covered-ca-plans/ If you're Assembly Member is in appropriations, please call. Here are the committee members http://apro.assembly.ca.gov/membersstaff
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That's a very difficult piece of legislation. Undocumented individuals are not subject to the mandate (no penalty for not having coverage), and are not eligible for subsidies, meaning they would not be eligible for a discount on premiums, deductibles, or co-pays. It's pretty clear the people that would utilize expanded eligibility would be largely high-risk, high-cost individuals in need of expensive medications or procedures at a much higher level than the rest of the Covered CA risk pool, which is already precarious or at best still mostly unknown. You may remember there was a brief movement to allow pregnancy to be a Qualifying Life Event for special enrollment in California - that was quickly squashed when people realized the costly effects to other members. I believe this will ultimately meet the same fate. California may very well one day be able to secure medical coverage for all residents regardless of lawful presence, and I believe that would be a great thing. However, given the fragile nature of the ACA and state exchanges especially, I don't think even a strong marketplace such as Covered California is on firm enough ground for this type of expansion, not yet anyway.
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Just out of curiosity, what would statewide single-payer look like, and could we achieve it before my lovely joints start giving up on me? I know it's a pipedream, humor me please.
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Grand Prize Winner posted:Just out of curiosity, what would statewide single-payer look like, and could we achieve it before my lovely joints start giving up on me? Probably similar to Medicare. Keep in mind though that health care costs are rising mostly because of the providers, not the insurance companies.
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Bay Area home owners tell newcomers, poor to commute 90 miles one-way.quote:Amid record-high housing prices, a sturdy economy and brisk hiring, a new poll released Thursday shows that by a strong majority -- 60 percent -- residents prefer that housing be built not in the crowded nine-county region but outside the Bay Area in places such as Yolo County, San Joaquin County and San Benito County. I like the use of loaded language: crowded.
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Boot and Rally posted:Bay Area home owners tell newcomers, poor to commute 90 miles one-way. So glad to escape the Bay Area this week, it's a really strange place that's becoming increasingly unlivable each year due to issues such as traffic and ridiculous cost of living.
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FYGM is to be expected from Bay Area Conservatives but the amount of cognitive dissonance Bay Area Liberals have regarding holding simultaneous political stances on helping out the poor and preventing housing development is amazing. They are incredible hypocrites.
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Boot and Rally posted:Bay Area home owners tell newcomers, poor to commute 90 miles one-way. Jesus. quote:The poll also found that more than one-fourth of all Bay Area residents are spending at least 45 percent of their household income on housing -- well above the recommended range of 30 percent to 35 percent.
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silence_kit posted:FYGM is to be expected from Bay Area Conservatives but the amount of cognitive dissonance Bay Area Liberals have regarding holding simultaneous political stances on helping out the poor and preventing housing development is amazing. They are incredible hypocrites.
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Bay Area liberals are some of the most classically conservative people I've ever met.
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they are all east coast trustfunders too - they used to only be drawn to the SF Marina district now they are everywhere. my dumb Sac to SJ Amtrak is at India levels crowding now. Get hosed Bay Area! oh wait  The bullet train from SF to Fresno is clearly the answer, upgrading an already existing Sac to SJ line is not exciting enough. Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Apr 29, 2016 |
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NIMBY assholes are everywhere. My quaint little town outside LA just blew up a mixed use medium density housing development deal next to a god drat train stop that's been in the works for 10 years because they were worried about people who could "only" afford 1.5K in rent per month overloading the school district with their brown children. It's absolutely disgusting. Not to mention the aversion to building up in Hollywood recently.
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At least one neighborhood in the South Bay is taking steps to address the housing crisis.
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AngryBooch posted:NIMBY assholes are everywhere. My quaint little town outside LA just blew up a mixed use medium density housing development deal next to a god drat train stop that's been in the works for 10 years because they were worried about people who could "only" afford 1.5K in rent per month overloading the school district with their brown children. It's absolutely disgusting. Not to mention the aversion to building up in Hollywood recently. Which city is that? One of the foothill towns that just got the Gold line?
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ComradeCosmobot posted:At least one neighborhood in the South Bay is taking steps to address the housing crisis. quote:Eichler neighborhoods are unique, architecturally significant and iconic. Like all endangered species, they are so worth protecting." Get hosed lady
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redscare posted:Which city is that? One of the foothill towns that just got the Gold line? South Pasadena. http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/20160114/will-residents-fight-this-potential-south-pasadena-development#disqus_thread Update: The project is dead. Look at these comments: quote:Belial Issimo • 3 months ago These fuckers think PASADENA is too built up. edit: And this is a community so liberal that half the residents were outraged that the Mayor held a Prayer Breakfast because they felt it was not inclusive. That's the latest scandal. AngryBooch fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Apr 29, 2016 |
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Ron Jeremy posted:Get hosed lady someone has to protect the flat roof tar mopping/TPO membrane industry!
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FMguru posted:The BART strike a couple of years ago was really clarifying in that regard. All these Oh-So-Liberal types suddenly becoming club wielding Pinkertons at the very thought that their commute might take a little more time for a few days. So much "I'm usually a supporter of unions, BUT...". Lol. It's easy to be a "true liberal" when you're a six figure techie living in SF that walks to work or whatever. Sorry you don't think that BART isn't a critical piece of public infrastructure that should run regardless of if a BART janitor wants to make more money and get even better benefits than most commuters. A "little more time" makes it sound like they weren't loving over thousands of people by adding multiple hours to their commute times. Also great idea making everything proprietary so we have to pay more for track and cars to upgrade this piece of poo poo system BART board! I guess we are too special to use the same train cars as everyone else .
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fits my needs posted:Lol. It's easy to be a "true liberal" when you're a six figure techie living in SF that walks to work or whatever. Sorry you don't think that BART isn't a critical piece of public infrastructure that should run regardless of if a BART janitor wants to make more money and get even better benefits than most commuters. A "little more time" makes it sound like they weren't loving over thousands of people by adding multiple hours to their commute times. Maybe the people who you rely on to get from A to B should be payed correctly since yall fall apart if they decide not too?????
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Keyser S0ze posted:someone has to protect the flat roof tar mopping/TPO membrane industry! I grew up in an Eichler and I gotta say, they are beautiful houses, but goddamn was the roof poorly designed. My parents have been battling leaks since they bought the house. Also, bats get in fairly often. fits my needs posted:Lol. It's easy to be a "true liberal" when you're a six figure techie living in SF that walks to work or whatever. Sorry you don't think that BART isn't a critical piece of public infrastructure that should run regardless of if a BART janitor wants to make more money and get even better benefits than most commuters. A "little more time" makes it sound like they weren't loving over thousands of people by adding multiple hours to their commute times. Why do you hate janitors?
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