Los Angeles in the year 2057? (Burbank, Santa Monica: neighborhood, earthquake, taxation)

[jessemh431]

I don't know why everyone is so negative. I actually think it will improve. With the home prices levelling out, a revitalization of downtown, gentrification in most areas, and a massive number of white people still dieing to move here, I think it will become better. Since the homes aren't as much, white people are trying to move out here. They can now live in many more places than they could before. Hancock Park, Long Beach, downtown, and a few other areas used to be bad, but are now extremely gentrified areas where tons of people want to live. Plus, in a recent article in the LA Times, they said CRIME IN WATTS AND SURROUNDING AREAS DROPPED BY 50%. Meanwhile, that city up north that so many people see as a fantastic city and the only one that will survive in CA (I'm talking about San Francisco) had a dramatic INCREASE in crime. If our police force continues to keep crime as low as it is now, more white people may move into areas on the border of a desirable area and an undesirable area, eventually helping it become gentrified. A few examples I can think of area Inglewood and Hawthorne.

Our public transportation will rival that of NYC's if the federal government approves a bill that would let us build subways. We have plenty of room to build more rail and have time to catch up to NYC. They just have to sit back and watch as we build ours because they have no more room to expand theirs.

LAX will no longer be in service. An island offshore will be built just like they did in Osaka, Japan. LAX is just too small to handle the amount of passengers it needs to. In on LA Times article, they said LAX is only 3800 sq. ft. or sq. miles or whatever. On the other hand, airports lie ATL and O'Hare are over 18000 sq. whatevers and some are even over 30000.

Wilshire Blvd will expand north and south so it doens't run along just Wilshire. Maybe Century City and Downtown will connect through Wilshire.

As people continue to move farther out into the suburbs and up into the hills of areas such as Santa Clarita, they actually diminish the fire hazards. If there is now large amount of wild brush, how is it going to catch on fire right? So, if there are just tons of homes covering the fire-prone areas that currently exist, it will not be able to burn.

A high speed train like they have in Tokyo will run between LA/Las Vegas, LA/SD, LA/SF, LA/Santa Barbara.

Bakersfield will connect with Lancaster/Palmdale which will connect to Victor Valley. All the riff-raff that can no longer afford to live in the LA Basin or the valleys will move to Lancaster/Palmdale and Victor Valley, so they will continue to worsen. That's where all the Mexican gangs will move to.

Camarillo, Ventura, and Oxnard will all connect to form one massive city that covers that whole flat area right there.

The government will allow us to purify ocean water and use it as drinking water.

LA will either become a parched desert with harsh water restrictions if we continue to have droughts like this. Or, LA will become extremely green and have lots of rain...like 30 inches per year. For some reason I just don't see it being in between-it will either be dry or wet.

There will millions of wind turbines covering every area along the way to Las Vegas. Maybe they will find a way to build them in those fire-prone "canyons and passes" because it seems like that is where the most energy would be generated during Santa Ana winds.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

Our public transportation will rival that of NYC's if the federal government approves a bill that would let us build subways.

LAX will no longer be in service. An island offshore will be built just like they did in Osaka, Japan.
Wilshire Blvd will expand north and south so it doens't run along just Wilshire.


A high speed train like they have in Tokyo will run between LA/Las Vegas, LA/SD, LA/SF, LA/Santa Barbara.

Bakersfield will connect with Lancaster/Palmdale which will connect to Victor Valley.



The government will allow us to purify ocean water and use it as drinking water.



There will millions of wind turbines covering every area along the way to Las Vegas. .

These are all great ideas.

Anyone have $893094820743250240237409348750345702948203498 dollars to pay for them?

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by Charles

These are all great ideas.

Anyone have $893094820743250240237409348750345702948203498 dollars to pay for them?

Just raise the marginal tax rate for income over $70,000 to 90%. Its not like people would leave the state or anything.

[jessemh431]

I'm pretty sure they could squeeze quite a bit more out of those millionaires and billionaires living up in the palisades, BH, RPV, Brentwood, Westwood, Hollywood Hills, etc. Plus, it doesn't all have to be done at the same time. Maybe there will be better technology that will make stuff like that cheaper. How did Tokyo afford it? We have an economy that is almost as good.

[EscapeCalifornia]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

I'm pretty sure they could squeeze quite a bit more out of those millionaires and billionaires living up in the palisades, BH, RPV, Brentwood, Westwood, Hollywood Hills, etc.

And who will you tax when all the wealthy leave or structure their wealth in a way to avoid California taxation?

[edelweiss]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

I don't know why everyone is so negative. I actually think it will improve. With the home prices levelling out, a revitalization of downtown, gentrification in most areas, and a massive number of white people still dieing to move here, I think it will become better. Since the homes aren't as much, white people are trying to move out here. They can now live in many more places than they could before. Hancock Park, Long Beach, downtown, and a few other areas used to be bad, but are now extremely gentrified areas where tons of people want to live. Plus, in a recent article in the LA Times, they said CRIME IN WATTS AND SURROUNDING AREAS DROPPED BY 50%. Meanwhile, that city up north that so many people see as a fantastic city and the only one that will survive in CA (I'm talking about San Francisco) had a dramatic INCREASE in crime. If our police force continues to keep crime as low as it is now, more white people may move into areas on the border of a desirable area and an undesirable area, eventually helping it become gentrified. A few examples I can think of area Inglewood and Hawthorne.

Can we say "racist?" Why do you assume that having "more whites" here will make things better. I guess the KKK is pretty awesome, eh?

Originally Posted by jessemh431

LAX will no longer be in service. An island offshore will be built just like they did in Osaka, Japan. LAX is just too small to handle the amount of passengers it needs to. In on LA Times article, they said LAX is only 3800 sq. ft. or sq. miles or whatever. On the other hand, airports lie ATL and O'Hare are over 18000 sq. whatevers and some are even over 30000.

This will never happen. I've been to Osaka airport. We cannot do this here because (among 1,000,000 reasons) of the way the ocean floor drops so close to the shoreline. Also, as Charles suggested, this would cost about a zillion bajillion dollars.

Originally Posted by jessemh431

As people continue to move farther out into the suburbs and up into the hills of areas such as Santa Clarita, they actually diminish the fire hazards. If there is now large amount of wild brush, how is it going to catch on fire right? So, if there are just tons of homes covering the fire-prone areas that currently exist, it will not be able to burn.

Yes, because houses are inflammable, aren't they! I don't know why anyone never thought of that before!

Originally Posted by jessemh431

Bakersfield will connect with Lancaster/Palmdale which will connect to Victor Valley. All the riff-raff that can no longer afford to live in the LA Basin or the valleys will move to Lancaster/Palmdale and Victor Valley, so they will continue to worsen. That's where all the Mexican gangs will move to.

Refer to my first comment...

Originally Posted by jessemh431

The government will allow us to purify ocean water and use it as drinking water.

Finally. I've been waiting for them to let us do that.

Originally Posted by jessemh431

There will millions of wind turbines covering every area along the way to Las Vegas. Maybe they will find a way to build them in those fire-prone "canyons and passes" because it seems like that is where the most energy would be generated during Santa Ana winds.

A breathtaking sight to behold. Dude, millions?? Are you kidding????

[jessemh431]

Originally Posted by edelweiss

Can we say "racist?" Why do you assume that having "more whites" here will make things better. I guess the KKK is pretty awesome, eh?

It's not racist, but I'm just saying that it would be great to have more white people here again. Right now, LA is majority Hispanic, which is not good for an American city.

This will never happen. I've been to Osaka airport. We cannot do this here because (among 1,000,000 reasons) of the way the ocean floor drops so close to the shoreline. Also, as Charles suggested, this would cost about a zillion bajillion dollars.

Oh, I didn't know that. Thank you for informing me. I learned something new today. So in Osaka it doesn't drop off as sharply as it does here?

Yes, because houses are inflammable, aren't they! I don't know why anyone never thought of that before!

That's not what I was saying. I was saying that if there is no dry vegetation to burn, what will the Santa Ana's burn? The dryness can't just send a random house up in flames.


[QUTOE]Refer to my first comment...[/quote]
How is that racist? I'm saying riff-raff, such as gangbangers who are cheap, can't afford LA anymore and Lancaster/Palmdale and Victor Valley are much cheaper. It's a fact that many of the Mexican gang members are moving up there. Facts can't be racist.

Finally. I've been waiting for them to let us do that.

W/E

A breathtaking sight to behold. Dude, millions?? Are you kidding????

Well, maybe around a million. I'm just trying to put a positive outlook on all this.

[Jakehorror]

Do you all think L.A. will still have a strong entertainment industry? I could see all the wealthy ent. industry people moving to a less populated area, but who knows.

[Jakehorror]

Originally Posted by Charles

A day at the beach



Going to work



Going to the store on Sunday Morning

And this, my friends, is why you should use birth control.

[fastfilm]

Originally Posted by Jakehorror

Do you all think L.A. will still have a strong entertainment industry? I could see all the wealthy ent. industry people moving to a less populated area, but who knows.

Yes, all the CEOs and talent will live elsewhere. That will mirror NYC as an entertainment hub for personnel and their employ as opposed to residence and production facilities, but without the commuting convenience of trains back east. Don't pretend traffic congestion won't worsen: public transit here is too little too late.

The studios here own their land and facilities, so unless Calif. business taxation laws worsen, they'll stay put. Production people will live near studios, to avoid the surrounding third world chaos (in the sense that there will be a two-tiered system of population here in 2057, the well-to-do and the poor, the latter of whom as illegals will have little allegience to the U.S. and hence be more prone than ever to break its laws.) Production people now, due to strong unions, are upper middle class, and that should continue to suffice to afford living here. Once you're in, your future in the biz is bright.