* Steve was just being modest about his home state by only showing the bottom 13. California actually claims all of the bottom 23, and 33 of the bottom 37 (that’s out of 1,268 total – no small feat).
The highest ranking city is Los Gatos, at 109. I didn’t take the time to look at all 108 cities above, but a quick skim suggests that just about all 49 other states have at least one city that outranks Los Gatos.
* If Hawthorne were to suffer from its own version of the Chicago Fire, after it was rebuilt it would be one of the most affluent communities in So Cal. Great weather, right next to LAX, and less than 5 miles from the beach.
* It would be interesting to see an MSM article “analysing” this phenomenon, and watch how the journalist carefully manoeuvres his way around the elephant in the room.
* OT, but amusing: Bill Burr and Conan O’Brien reveal some quaint respect for Donald Trump, channeling Heartiste a little. Title of the short clip: “Bill appreciates that Donald shoots from the hip, even if he’s still a filthy rich plutocrat. ” There are some seemingly mundane things The Donald gets quite right. Also, Bill mentions Hillary and her Bilderberg association and is not pleased by it.
