Column: We hold these facts to be self-evident– the Golden State is still golden. And yes, we are Americans
California has actually been a beacon, a location, a paradise and guaranteed land since its headlong growth in a rush of gold fever.It's likewise been a seasonal source of envy, mockery and contempt.That naysaying has actually acquired much higher currency over the last few years as California's population has actually contracted for the very first time in more than a century. The "exodus" has actually ended up being a market, stiring property markets from Nevada to Tennessee, fanning the red-versus-blue political flames and introducing a thousand what-went-wrong analyses.The most recent insult-- or bracing truth check?-- came recently in a Los Angeles Times survey that discovered 50% of grownups across the country think California remains in decrease. (Bummer, guy.)Almost half the Republi...