What is wrong with California?

[PaloAltoCougar]

I agree Chico was a weird mention as an analog to El Paso, and not just because Chico State was considered for several years as the best party school in the nation by Playboy (I only read the articles).

It's interesting that the towns mentioned as California's worst are those that bear the closest resemblance to Texas.

[Topper]

Why has no one mentioned Barstow or Blythe?

Needles also deserves mention.

[Flystripper]

I feel like some people conflate Baker with Bakersfield....not the same despite the name. Baker and Barstow are horrible but Chico?

Bidwell Chico.jpg

[frank ryan]

Why has no one mentioned Barstow or Blythe?

[Topper]

Chico is not a bad place at all. There are a dozen worse places to live in the central valley. Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, Merced....

Those suck much worse. Agreed.

[bluegoose]

Clearlake is very very weird.

Totally. We have to go through there when we go abalone diving in Fort Bragg. Such an eerie feeling every time we go through.

[Pelado]

And home of the Crystal Palace!

Crystal Palace? Does that have something to do with the drug trade?

[frank ryan]

Leave Bakersfield out of this. The last stronghold of conservatism in the state!

And home of the Crystal Palace!

[The_Tick]

Leave Bakersfield out of this. The last stronghold of conservatism in the state!

[frank ryan]

Chico is not a bad place at all. There are a dozen worse places to live in the central valley. Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, Merced....

Clearlake is very very weird.

[frank ryan]

Yeah, the El Paso/Las Cruces area isn't all that bad either. Those that think that El Paso is bad apparently have never been to the Rio Grande Valley area (e.g., McAllen). That place is a democrat sh*thole.

Edit: It was no wonder that Sam Houston gave Joseph Smith such a great deal on a large plot of land in that area.

I’ve been to McCallen. Lots and lots of Brown (errr democrat) people. Trump would also call it a shithole ( I think it’s on on par with El Paso and better than panhandle) plus it’s not too far from South Padre.

[Flystripper]

Chico is pretty great, actually.

[Uncle Ted]

If California has Bakersfield and Chico, then Texas has El Paso.

Chico is not a bad place at all. There are a dozen worse places to live in the central valley. Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, Merced....

Yeah, the El Paso/Las Cruces area isn't all that bad either. Those that think that El Paso is bad apparently have never been to the Rio Grande Valley area (e.g., McAllen). That place is a democrat sh*thole.

Edit: It was no wonder that Sam Houston gave Joseph Smith such a great deal on a large plot of land in that area.

[bluegoose]

If California has Bakersfield and Chico, then Texas has El Paso.

Chico is not a bad place at all. There are a dozen worse places to live in the central valley. Fresno, Modesto, Stockton, Merced....

[Topper]

el paso. lol.

If California has Bakersfield and Chico, then Texas has El Paso.