What is the California Dream? Is it in danger, or simply changing?
For me, the California Dream is opportunity and freedom. As a sixth generation Californian, my family has been enjoying life in the Golden State since 1834. This has been a place of opportunity and freedom for our family. I want to be sure that my children and theirs, into the countless generations ahead, have the same freedoms that we have enjoyed. My great-great-great grandfather arrived in San Diego aboard a ship from Mexico in 1834. He was born aboard another ship that came from Spain in 1810. Both he, and his parents before him, suffered hardships and trials so that he could reach this magnificent place we call California. Today, I see ever growing government and more restrictions on our freedoms as Californians. Our state capital is infested with special interests and the average Californian has to pick up the tab to support the government and special interest elites. The administrative state is constantly more present in our lives. Each session of the state legislature adds to t
