California dreamin'

Landis82 · May 16, 2009

Quote from QQQBALL:

The state -- with about 19,000 illegal immigrants in prisons, or about 11 percent of the prison population -- is projected to receive about 111 million dollars of its 970-million-dollar expected cost this year for imprisoning illegal immigrants, according to the paper.

If the FEDS and Congress were to enforce the laws already on the books, this wouldn't be such a drain on the resources of the State.

Meanwhile, I have seen estimates that the illegal immigration population is costing the state's taxpayers more than $10.5 billion per year for education, medical care, and/or incarceration. This is based on Census date that is 5 years old.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/immigrationnaturalizatio/a/caillegals.htm

gigsup · May 16, 2009

I have gift certificate from golden corral from December that I have not used because I cannot find a parking space every time I go by. Lots of hispanic and black customers in addition to everyone else. It is by far the busiest spot. The food is not that good.

Landis82 · May 16, 2009

Quote from gigsup:

I have gift certificate from golden corral from December that I have not used because I cannot find a parking space every time I go by. Lots of hispanic and black customers in addition to everyone else. It is by far the busiest spot. The food is not that good.

Never heard of Golden Corral.
They must not be in NorCal or the Bay Area.
Their website says that the closest location is down in Tracy . . .
50 miles away.

TGregg · May 16, 2009

Quote from gigsup:

I have gift certificate from golden corral from December that I have not used because I cannot find a parking space every time I go by. Lots of hispanic and black customers in addition to everyone else. It is by far the busiest spot. The food is not that good.

Some of it is reasonably good, at least the one time I went. Buffets aren't the best way to get a tasty meal, but Golden Corral is pretty good for a buffet place.

Landis82 · May 16, 2009

Quote from IanMacQuaide:

Then you could keep the same number of cops on the street with the money you saved firing 1/4 of state prison employees.

Last week in Contra Costa County they had to put the jail on "lock-down" because there were not enough Sheriff's patrolling out in a town called Oakley one evening.

They actually took the few remaining officers off jail duty and put them out in the field. One Sheriff said that he had never seen this happen in all of his 21 years as a county Sheriff.

The county deficit is at a "manageable" $56 million and can't hire enough county Sheriffs. Meanwhile, Alameda County has a deficit of $178 million, and San Francisco County is at $440 million.

The State has long been pilfering the 9 Bay Area counties for Funds.

BSAM · May 16, 2009

Quote from gigsup:

.....Lots of hispanic and black customers in addition to everyone else......

LOL---You're not just a wee bit prejudice, are you? Were there any American Indians or Orientals, or maybe some handicapped folks?

QQQBALL · May 16, 2009

Quote from Landis82:

I hate all the rain up in the Pacific Northwest.
And Reno is . . . well Reno.

Granted. I like Bellingham, WA, but folks I spoke to there all seemed to have a second home in Palm Springs! An old GF lives in Spokane & my ex-partner says its a good spot. I will check that out.

Reno is a big wide spot in the road, no doubt, but the weather isnt horrible, skiing is nearby & I can be in Socal within 1 day's drive. I like Verdi, NV, which is just across the CA/NV border (actually might straddle the State line). Plus, there seems to be a fair number of single women in Reno. I want to keep the taxes low & not be too far from Socal. I suspect NV will get a decent influx of retirees giving themselves a "raise" by leaving Cali. I worry about the weather in WA - i noticed when I lived in Germany that the long stretches or "gray days" made me feel bad.

QQQBALL · May 16, 2009

Quote from gigsup:

I have gift certificate from golden corral from December that I have not used because I cannot find a parking space every time I go by. Lots of hispanic and black customers in addition to everyone else. It is by far the busiest spot. The food is not that good.

Is it a strip joint?

Stosh · May 16, 2009

Quote from BSAM:

LOL---You're not just a wee bit prejudice, are you? Were there any American Indians or Orientals, or maybe some handicapped folks?

There are always some supersized white folk in there, too......and fat little kids.

Stosh · May 16, 2009

Quote from QQQBALL:

Is it a strip joint?

You would pay most people there NOT to strip.